Megestrol
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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17-hydroxy-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione
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CAS Number | 3562-63-8 ![]() |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID: 1909019090 |
ChemSpider | 18023 ![]() |
ChEBI | CHEBI:6722 ![]() |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C22H30O3 |
Molecular mass | 342.472 g/mol |
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Megestrol (INN, BAN) is a steroidal progestin which was never marketed and is not currently used clinically.[1][2] Its acylated derivative megestrol acetate is also a progestogen, which, in contrast to megestrol itself, has been extensively used as a pharmaceutical drug.[1][2]
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