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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
amenorrheaD000568N91.2
breast neoplasmsEFO_0003869D001943C50
endometrial hyperplasiaD004714N85.0
endometrial neoplasmsEFO_0004230D016889
hypoventilationHP_0002791D007040
renal cell carcinomaEFO_0000376D002292
uterine hemorrhageD014592
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
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Patent Expiration
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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
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
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Other
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Crohn diseaseD003424EFO_0000384K5011
Cerebral palsyD002547G8011
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
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Ph 2
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Covid-19D000086382U07.1112
Indications Phases 2
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Ontology
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Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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OverweightD050177E66.311
ExerciseD015444EFO_000048311
Indications Phases 1
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Ontology
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CandidiasisD002177B3711
Brain concussionD001924S06.011
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.111
Mitochondrial diseasesD028361EFO_000059111
Melas syndromeD017241E88.4111
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
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Other
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Metabolic syndromeD024821EFO_0000195E88.8122
Insulin resistanceD007333EFO_000261411
Cognitive dysfunctionD060825G31.8411
Type 1 diabetes mellitusD003922EFO_0001359E1011
Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivityD001289EFO_0003888F9011
PharmacokineticsD01059911
Short bowel syndromeD01277811
Healthy volunteers/patients11
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F0311
Bone marrow transplantationD01602611
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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
Image (chem structure or protein)
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
No data
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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