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Alternate Names: Ovaban, Ovarid, Pallace
CAS No: 595-33-5
PubChem CID: 11683
Mol Formula: C24H32O4
Mol Weight: 384.5 g/mol
IUPAC Name: [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-6,10,13-trimethyl-3-oxo-2,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] acetate
Therapeutic use: Antiparasitics
Drug Class: Oral Contraceptives, Progestins, Steroids
Commercial / Development Status: Commercial APIs
Source / Manufacturing Origin: Semi-synthetic APIs
API Description: Megestrol acetate is a steroid ester resulting from the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of megestrol with the carboxy group of acetic acid. It is an appetite stimulant used for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. Also used for birth control and for the treatment of breast cancer. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an appetite enhancer, a contraceptive drug, a progestin and a synthetic oral contraceptive. It is a steroid ester, an acetate ester, a 20-oxo steroid and a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid. It is functionally related to a megestrol.
