Amadinone (
INN
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), also known as 19-norchlormadinone, is a
steroidal
progestin of the
19-norprogesterone and
17α-hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP), also known as 17-OH progesterone (17-OHP), or hydroxyprogesterone (OHP), is an endogenous progestogen steroid hormone related to progesterone. It is also a chemical intermediate in the biosynthesis of many o ...
groups that was synthesized and characterized in 1968 but was never marketed.
It has
antigonadotropic properties, and for this reason, is a functional
antiandrogen
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.
An
acetate ester
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,
amadinone acetate, also exists, but similarly was never marketed.
See also
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Chlormadinone
Chlormadinone is a progestin which was never marketed. An acylated derivative, chlormadinone acetate
Chlormadinone acetate (CMA), sold under the brand names Belara, Gynorelle, Lutéran, and Prostal among others, is a progestin and antiandroge ...
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Chlormadinone acetate
Chlormadinone acetate (CMA), sold under the brand names Belara, Gynorelle, Lutéran, and Prostal among others, is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy, as a component of menopausal hor ...
References
Norpregnanes
Organochlorides
Progestogens
Abandoned drugs
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