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This article is about a non-clinically used progestin compound. For the pharmaceutical drug, see megestrol acetate .
Megestrol ATC code
17-hydroxy-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione
CAS Number PubChem CID ChemSpider UNII ChEBI CompTox Dashboard (EPA ) ECHA InfoCard 100.020.571 Formula C 22 H 30 O 3 Molar mass 342.479 g·mol−1 3D model (JSmol )
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InChI=1S/C22H30O3/c1-13-11-16-17(20(3)8-5-15(24)12-19(13)20)6-9-21(4)18(16)7-10-22(21,25)14(2)23/h11-12,16-18,25H,5-10H2,1-4H3/t16-,17+,18+,20-,21+,22+/m1/s1
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Megestrol (INN , BAN ) is a progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group 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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Testosterone derivatives: Progestins: 6,6-Difluoronorethisterone
6,6-Difluoronorethisterone acetate
17α-Allyl-19-nortestosterone
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Receptor/signaling modulators
Progestogens and antiprogestogens
Androgen receptor modulators
Estrogen receptor modulators
List of progestogens
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