Hydromadinone (

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), also known as 6α-chloro-17α-hydroxyprogesterone, is a steroidal progestin of the

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 ...

group which was patented in 1967 but was never marketed. The C17α acetate

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of hydromadinone, hydromadinone acetate, also exists, but similarly was never marketed.

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Diketones Organochlorides Pregnanes Progestogens Abandoned drugs {{steroid-stub

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