Chlormadinone is a
progestin
A progestogen, also referred to as a progestagen, gestagen, or gestogen, is a type of medication which produces effects similar to those of the natural female sex hormone progesterone in the body. A progestin is a '' synthetic'' progestogen. ...
which was never marketed.
An
acylated
In chemistry, acylation is a broad class of chemical reactions in which an acyl group () is added to a substrate. The compound providing the acyl group is called the acylating agent. The substrate to be acylated and the product include the follo ...
derivative,
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 horm ...
, is used clinically as a
pharmaceutical
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drug
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.
It was patented in 1958 and approved for medical use in 1963.
While ''chlormadinone'' is sometimes used as a synonym for ''chlormadinone acetate'', what is almost always being referred to is chlormadinone acetate and not chlormadinone.
See also
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List of progestogens
This is a list of progestogens that are or that have been used in clinical or veterinary medicine. They are steroids and include derivatives of progesterone and testosterone.
Progesterone derivatives
Retroprogesterone derivatives
Althoug ...
References
Abandoned drugs
Enones
Organochlorides
Conjugated dienes
Diketones
Pregnanes
Progestogens
Tertiary alcohols
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