off-white, crystalline powder, or has the form of colourless, matted crystals. It has no odour or is nearly odourless. Information on the melting point varies, partly due to the substance's polymorphism: , , or can be found in the literature. Solubility is 1:500 in water and 1:240 in ethanol; it is slightly soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in chloroform and diethylether, and practically insoluble in dichloromethane. The specific rotation is +65° to +72° cm³/dm·g (1% in dimethylformamide). Society and culture In 2010, TEVA and Perrigo launched the first generic inhalable triamcinolone. According to Chang et al. (2014), "Triamcinolone acetonide (TA) is classified as an S9 glucocorticoid in the 2014 Prohibited List published by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which caused it to be prohibited in international athletic competition when administered orally, intravenously, intramuscularly or rectally". See also Glucocorticoid (a chart comparing various glucocorticoids) Triamcinolone acetonide (a derived and stronger drug) References External links Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate Glucocorticoids Sanofi Novartis brands Schering-Plough brands Organofluorides Halohydrins World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited substances