Abstract: Corticoid 17,21-dicarboxylic esters and corticosteroid 17-carboxylic ester 21-carbonic esters, processes for their preparation and pharmaceuticals containing these compounds Corticoid 17,21-dicarboxylic esters and corticoid 17-carboxylic ester 21-carbonic esters of the formula I: are described, in which A is CHOH and CHCl, CH2, C═O or 9(11) double bond; Y is H, F or Cl; Z is H, F or methyl; R(1) is aryl or hetaryl; R(2) is alkyl and R(3) is H or methyl. They are obtained, inter alia, by reacting a compound of the formula II: in which R(5) is OH, with an activated carboxylic acid of the formula III:  R(6)-CO—(O)n[(C1-C4)-alkyl]m-R(1)  III. They have a very strong local and topical antiinflammatory action and exhibit a very good ratio of local to systemic antiinflammatory effects. They are used, inter alia, as agents for treating inflammatory dermatoses.

Abstract: Novel stable crystalline hydrate of D form of the syn isomer of sodium 3-acetoxymethyl-7-[2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-2-methoxyimino-acetamido]-ceph- 3-eme-4-carboxylate having the formula ##STR1## which has excellent antibiotic activity against both gram negative and gram positive bacteria and a process for its preparation.