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administration Oral CAS Number 3000-39-3 Molar mass 408.573 g/mol | Synonyms W-4540 PubChem CID 18142 Route Oral administration | |
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ATC code G03AC04 (WHO)
G03AA02 (WHO) (with an estrogen) Legal status In general: ℞ (Prescription only) | ||
Quingestanol acetate (INN, USAN) (brand names Demovis, Pilomin, Riglovis, Unovis), also known as norethisterone acetate 3-cyclopentyl enol ether, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group with additional weak androgenic and estrogenic activity which is used as an oral, once-a-month, or postcoital hormonal contraceptive. It is a prodrug of norethisterone, with both quingestanol and norethisterone acetate serving as intermediates in the transformation. The drug was patented in 1963 and marketed in Italy in 1972.
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