Message: | "Product Name: Megestrol
Synonyms: 17-hydroxy-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione;20-dione,17-hydroxy-6-methyl-pregna-6-diene-3;4,6-PREGNADIEN-6-METHYL-17-OL-3,20-DIONE;17-ALPHA-HYDROXY-6-METHYL-4,6-PREGNADIENE-3,20-DIONE;MEGESTROL;17-alpha-hydroxy-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione;Megestrol (base and/or unspecified salts);C07120
CAS: 3562-63-8
MF: C22H30O3
MW: 342.47
EINECS: 222-628-6
Chemical Properties White Solid
Usage Megestrol is an orally active progestogen. Megestrol is used in combinations as oral contraceptive and as antineoplastic agent.
Megestrol Description :
Megestrol acetate (INN, USAN, BAN, JAN) (abbreviated as MGA or MA, and sold mainly under the brand names Megace and Megace ES), also known as 17α-acetoxy-6-dehydro-6-methylprogesterone, is a steroidal progestin and progesterone derivative (specifically, a 17-hydroxylated progesterone) with predominantly progestational and antigonadotropic effects."
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