norethindrone acetate

norethindrone acetate
[USP] the acetate salt of norethindrone, used in the treatment of secondary amenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and endometriosis, administered orally; also used in combination with an estrogen component as an oral contraceptive.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Norethindrone acetate — Chembox new ImageFile = Norethisterone acetate.svg ImageSize = IUPACName = OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 38673 38 0 PubChem = 63021 SMILES = MeSHName = norethindrone+acetate Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = C22H28O3… …   Wikipedia

  • norethindrone acetate — noun a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis • Syn: ↑norethindrone, ↑norethandrolone, ↑Norlutin • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Norlutin) …   Useful english dictionary

  • norethindrone — noun a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis • Syn: ↑norethindrone acetate, ↑norethandrolone, ↑Norlutin • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Norlutin) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Norethindrone enanthate — IUPAC name [(9S,10R,13S,14S,17R) 17 ethynyl 13 methyl 3 oxo 1,2 …   Wikipedia

  • norethindrone — A potent orally effective progestational agent with some estrogenic and androgenic activity; used as a substitute for progesterone and, in combination with an estrogen, as an oral contracepti …   Medical dictionary

  • norethindrone — noun Etymology: nor + ethinyl + hydr + one (as in progesterone) Date: 1958 a synthetic progestational hormone C20H26O2 used in birth control pills often in the form of its acetate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Norethisterone acetate — Systematic (IUPAC) name (17α) 17 ethynyl 3 oxoestr 4 en 17 yl acetate Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia

  • Oral contraceptive formulations — Oral contraceptives come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogen and synthetic progestogens (strictly progestins, the term used in the United States, but the former… …   Wikipedia

  • Combined oral contraceptive pill — (COCP) Background Birth control type Hormonal First use ? …   Wikipedia

  • Progestin — Co inventor Luis E. Miramontes s signed laboratory notebook. October 15, 1951 A progestin is a synthetic[1] progestogen that has progestinic effects similar to progesterone. [2] …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”