Svensk definition
Ett syntetiskt progestin som erhålls från 17-hydroxiprogesteron. Det är ett långtidsverkande preventivmedel som kan tas både oralt och intramuskulärt, och som även använts för behandling av bröst- och endometrietumörer.
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Medroxiprogesteronacetat
Engelsk definition
A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.
Svenska synonymer
Depo-medroxiprogesteron 17-acetat — Depo-provera — Farlutal — Gestapuran — Provera — Medroxyprogesteron 17-acetat
Engelska synonymer
Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-6-methyl-, (6alpha)- — Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate — Medroxyprogesterone 17 Acetate — Depo-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate — Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate — (6 alpha)-17-(Acetoxy)-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione — 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone Acetate — 6 alpha Methyl 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone Acetate — Depo-Provera — DepoProvera — Depo Provera — Farlutal — Provera — Curretab — Cycrin — Gestapuran — Perlutex — Veramix — Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate, (6 beta)-Isomer — Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate, (6 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer