Clogestone acetate
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Clogestone acetate () (developmental code name AY-11440), also known as chlormadinol acetate or as 3β,17α-diacetoxy-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-20-one, is a steroidal progestin which was investigated as a progestogen-only pill, progestin-only contraceptive and emergency contraception, postcoital contraceptive but was never marketed. It is the diacetate ester of clogestone, which, similarly was never marketed. Clogestone acetate produces chlormadinone acetate as an active metabolite.


See also

* List of progestogens * List of progestogen esters


References

Abandoned drugs Acetate esters Organochlorides Pregnanes Progestogen esters Progestogens {{Steroid-stub