Mestranol

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000072-33-3

Chemical Formula

C21-H26-O2

Molecular Weight

310

Therapeutic Category

Estrogen

Chemical Name

19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yn-17-ol, 3-methoxy-, (17α)-

Foreign Names

• Mestranolum (Latin)
• Mestranol (German)
• Mestranol (French)
• Mestranol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Mestranol (OS: USAN, DCF, BAN)
• Mestranolo (OS: DCIT)
• CB 8027 (IS)
• EEME (IS)
• Mestranol (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mestranolo (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mestranolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Behope A (Mestranol and Norethisterone)
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Esticia (Mestranol and Chlormadinone)
  Almirall Hermal, Germany



• Lo-Lyndiol (Mestranol and Lynestrenol)
  Organon, Japan



• Lutedion (Mestranol and Chlormadinone)
  ASKA SeiyakuAsuka, Japan



• Norinyl-1 (Mestranol and Norethisterone)
  Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, South Africa



• Norluten D (Mestranol and Norethisterone)
  Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan



• Sophia-A (Mestranol and Norethisterone)
  ASKA SeiyakuAsuka, Japan



• Ultranovulance (Mestranol and Norethisterone)
  Plantex-Ikapharm, Ethiopia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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