Norvinisterone
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Norvinisterone, sold under the brand names Neoprogestin and Nor-Progestelea, is a
progestin and androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which was used in Europe but is now no longer marketed.[1][2][3][4][5] It is taken by mouth
.
Norvinisterone is a progestin, or a
synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[2] It has androgenic activity.[6]
Norvinisterone was synthesized in 1953.[2] It is no longer available.[7]
Medical uses
Norvinisterone was used in hormonal contraception to prevent pregnancy.[1][3]
Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
Norvinisterone is a
Chemistry
Norvinisterone, also known as 17α-vinyl-19-nortestosterone or as 17α-vinylestr-4-en-17β-ol-3-one, is a
19-nortestosterone.[2] Analogues of norvinisterone include the progestin norgesterone and the AAS vinyltestosterone.[2]
History
Norvinisterone was synthesized in 1953[2] and was studied in humans by 1960.[8]
Society and culture
Generic names
Norvinisterone is the
INN.[2] It is also known as vinylnortestosterone and is known by its developmental code name SC-4641.[2][1]
Brand names
Norvinisterone was marketed under the brand names Neoprogestin and Nor-Progestelea by Syntex.[2][1]
Availability
Norgesterone is no longer marketed and hence is no longer available in any country.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-911910-28-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4200-4130-9.
- ISBN 978-3-642-65035-2.
- ^ PMID 4952012.
- ^ PMID 13317831.
- ^ a b http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/[permanent dead link]
- ^ PMID 14421807.
- PMID 14442516.