Message: | "Chlormadinone acetate
Synonyms: 17-(Acetyloxy)-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione;17-Acetoxy-6-chloro-6-dehydroprogesterone;17-alpha-Acetoxy-6-chloro-6,7-dehydroprogesterone;17-alpha-acetoxy-6-chloro-6-dehydroprogesterone;17alpha-Acetoxy-6-chloro-6-dehydroprogesterone;17-alpha-acetoxy-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione;17alpha-Acetoxy-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione;20-dione,17-(acetoxy)-6-chloro-pregna-6-diene-3
CAS: 302-22-7
MF: C23H29ClO4
MW: 404.93
EINECS: 206-118-0
Chemical Properties Crystalline Solid
Usage Orally active progesteron with antiandrogenic activity; has been used in combinations as an oral contraceptive. Progestogen; antineoplastic (hormonal)
Usage tranquilizer, neuroleptic, alpha adrenergic blocker
Chlormadinone Acetate OverView:
Chlormadinone acetate (INN, USAN, BAN, JAN; sold under brand names including Clordion, Gestafortin, Lormin, Non-Ovlon,Normenon, Verton, and many others) (CMA) is a derivative of progesterone (17α-acetoxy-6-chloro-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione), first synthesized in 1961 and is used as an orally effective progestogen in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and in combination with ethinyl estradiol (EE) in contraception since 1999. Chlormadinone acetate has a strong progestogenic effect — about one-third higher than that of progesterone "
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