Aglepristone

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0124478-60-0

Chemical Formula

C29-H37-N-O2

Molecular Weight

431

Therapeutic Category

Antiprogestin

Chemical Name

11ß-[p-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-17ß-hydroxy-17-[(Z)-propenyl]estra-4,9-dien-3-one

Foreign Names

• Aglepristonum (Latin)
• Aglepriston (German)
• Aglépristone (French)
• Aglepristona (Spanish)

Generic Name

• Aglépristone (OS: DCF)

Brand Names

• Alizin (veterinary use)
  Biofarm, Finland; Chemvet, Sweden; Virbac, Australia; Virbac, Belgium; Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, Germany; Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac, Italy; Virbac, Luxembourg; Virbac, Netherlands; Virbac, Norway; Virbac, New Zealand; Virbac, Poland; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Alizine (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France; Virbac, South Africa

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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