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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
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Definition
: A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.
Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
;
Contraceptive Agents, Female
;
Contraceptive Agents, Male
Other names
Medroxyprogesterone 17 Acetate; DepoProvera; Depo Provera; Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone; Acetate, Depo-
Medroxyprogesterone; Acetate, 6-
alpha-
Methyl-
17alpha-
hydroxyprogesteron; 6 alpha Methyl 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone Acetate; 17-
Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone; Veramix; Provera; Perlutex; Medroxyprogesterone 17-
Acetate, (6 beta)-
Isomer; Medroxyprogesterone 17-
Acetate, (6 alpha,17 alpha); Gestapuran; Farlutal; Depo-
Provera; Cycrin; Curretab; Clinovir
Drugs
*
:
DEPO-SUBQ PROVERA 104
;
DEPO-PROVERA
;
PROVERA
;
AMEN
;
CURRETAB
;
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE
;
CYCRIN
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
9alpha-
fluoromedroxyprogesterone acetate
0
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2006 Nov;54(11):1567-70
Prempro
0
*Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
*Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Drug Combinations.
JAMA 2002 Oct 2;288(13):1579
PREMPHASE (PREMARIN;CYCRIN 14/14)
;
PREMPRO
;
PREMPHASE 14/14
;
PREMPRO/PREMPHASE
;
PREMPRO (PREMARIN;CYCRIN)
Lunelle
0
*Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Estradiol/*analogs & derivatives
Drug Combinations.
Contraception 1999 Oct;60(4):177-8
LUNELLE
MFP protocol
0
*Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Fluorouracil
Melphalan
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate.
Gynecol Oncol 1995 Nov;59(2):243-8
Premaril Plus
0
*Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
*Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Estrogen Replacement Therapy.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1992 Sep 23;46(2-3):109-16
17-
acetoxy-
3-
(glucopyransosyl)oxy-
6-
methylpregn-
4-
en-
20-
one
144356-81-0
*Glucosides
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate/*analogs & derivatives.
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1992 May;70(5):723-7
CycloProvera
71615-27-5
*Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Estradiol/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
Contraception 1982;25(3):261
6 alpha-
methyl-
17 alpha-
hydroxy-
11-
deoxy-
corticosterone-
21-
acetate
3386-03-6 Pregn-
4-
ene-
3,20-
dione, 21-
(acetyloxy)-
17-
hydroxy-
6-
methyl-
, (6alpha)
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate/*analogs & derivatives.
Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1981;16(5):342