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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Lunelle, Premphase, Prempro, Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Medroxyprogesterone acetate was first approved as Provera on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat amenorrhea, breast neoplasms, endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial neoplasms, and hypoventilation amongst others in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against progesterone receptor.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
neoplasmsD009369
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
urogenital diseasesD000091642
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Depo-provera, Depo-subq provera, Provera (generic drugs available since 1996-08-09, discontinued: Amen, Curretab, Cycrin)
Combinations
Premphase, Prempro (discontinued: Lunelle, Premphase (premarin;cycrin ), Prempro (premarin;cycrin))
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Estradiol cypionate
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
LUNELLEPharmacia & UpjohnN-020874 DISCN2000-10-05
1 products
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Estrogens
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conjugated
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
PREMPROWYETH PHARMSN-020527 RX1995-11-17
4 products, RLD, RS
PREMPHASE 14/14WYETH PHARMSN-020527 RX1995-11-17
1 products, RLD, RS
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
PROVERAMylanN-011839 RX1982-01-01
3 products, RLD, RS
DEPO-PROVERAMylanN-020246 RX1992-10-29
1 products, RLD, RS
DEPO-SUBQ PROVERA 104MylanN-021583 RX2004-12-17
1 products, RLD, RS
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Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
depo-proveraNew Drug Application2020-12-31
medroxyprogesterone acetateANDA2022-10-12
premphase premproNew Drug Application2019-12-04
proveraNew Drug Application2021-12-06
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
amenorrhea—D000568N91.2
breast neoplasmsEFO_0003869D001943C50
endometrial hyperplasia—D004714N85.0
endometrial neoplasmsEFO_0004230D016889—
hypoventilationHP_0002791D007040—
renal cell carcinomaEFO_0000376D002292—
uterine hemorrhage—D014592—
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
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Patent Expiration
No data
ATC Codes
G: Genito urinary system and sex hormones
— G03: Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system
— G03A: Hormonal contraceptives for systemic use
— G03AA: Progestogens and estrogen systemic contraceptives, fixed combinations
— G03AA08: Medroxyprogesterone and ethinylestradiol
— G03AA17: Medroxyprogesterone and estradiol
— G03AC: Progestogen systemic hormonal contraceptives
— G03AC06: Medroxyprogesterone
— G03D: Progestogen sex hormones and modulators of the genital system
— G03DA: Pregnen (4) derivatives, progestogens
— G03DA02: Medroxyprogesterone
— G03F: Progestogens and estrogens in combination
— G03FA: Progestogens and estrogens, fixed combinations
— G03FA12: Medroxyprogesterone and estrogen
— G03FB: Progestogens and estrogens, sequential preparations
— G03FB06: Medroxyprogesterone and estrogen
L: Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
— L02: Endocrine therapy antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
— L02A: Hormones and related agents
— L02AB: Progestogens, endocrine therapy drugs
— L02AB02: Medroxyprogesterone
HCPCS
Code
Description
J1050
Injection, medroxyprogesterone acetate, 1 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
25 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
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Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Crohn diseaseD003424EFO_0000384K50———1—1
Cerebral palsyD002547G80———1—1
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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Covid-19D000086382U07.1——1—12
Indications Phases 2
Indication
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Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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OverweightD050177E66.3—1———1
ExerciseD015444EFO_0000483—1———1
Indications Phases 1
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CandidiasisD002177B371————1
Brain concussionD001924S06.01————1
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.11————1
Mitochondrial diseasesD028361EFO_00005911————1
Melas syndromeD017241E88.411————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Metabolic syndromeD024821EFO_0000195E88.81————22
Insulin resistanceD007333EFO_0002614————11
Cognitive dysfunctionD060825G31.84————11
Type 1 diabetes mellitusD003922EFO_0001359E10————11
Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivityD001289EFO_0003888F90————11
PharmacokineticsD010599————11
Short bowel syndromeD012778————11
Healthy volunteers/patients—————11
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F03————11
Bone marrow transplantationD016026————11
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Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameMEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE
INNmedroxyprogesterone
Description
Medroxyprogesterone acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the 17alpha-hydroxy group of medroxyprogesterone with the carboxy group of acetic acid. A widely used progestin in menopausal hormone therapy and in progestogen-only birth control. It has a role as a progestin, an androgen, a female contraceptive drug, a synthetic oral contraceptive, an adjuvant, an inhibitor, an antioxidant and an antineoplastic agent. It is a steroid ester, an acetate ester, a 20-oxo steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid and a corticosteroid. It is functionally related to a medroxyprogesterone.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classprogestins; steroids (androgens, anabolics); antiandrogens
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CC(=O)O[C@]1(C(C)=O)CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3C[C@H](C)C4=CC(=O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@@]21C
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID71-58-9
RxCUI1000112
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL717
ChEBI ID6716
PubChem CID6279
DrugBankDB00603
UNII IDHSU1C9YRES (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
PGR
PGR
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
PGR
Gene synonyms
NR3C3
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
progesterone receptor
Protein synonyms
Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 3
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Pgr (18667)
progesterone receptor (Q00175)
Alternate
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Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
Provera - Pfizer
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Depo-provera, Medroxyprogesterone acetate, Premphase prempro, Provera
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
0 adverse events reported
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