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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C20H30O2
Molecular Weight 302.451
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NORETHANDROLONE

SMILES

[H][C@@]12CC[C@@](O)(CC)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]4([H])CCC(=O)C=C4CC[C@@]23[H]

InChI

InChIKey=ZDHCJEIGTNNEMY-XGXHKTLJSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H30O2/c1-3-20(22)11-9-18-17-6-4-13-12-14(21)5-7-15(13)16(17)8-10-19(18,20)2/h12,15-18,22H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t15-,16+,17+,18-,19-,20-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
NORETHANDROLONE, a nandrolone derivative, is a synthetic hormone with anabolic and androgenic properties and moderate progestational activity. It was used to treat, among others, anorexia nervosa, severe burns and trauma, decubitus ulcers, osteoporosis, gastrointestinal diseases. Its list of prescriptions included preparation for and recovery from surgery, bone fracture healing, severe or prolonged illness, and various forms of malnourishment in adults and children. It was withdrawn for the market in most countries in the 1960s, however, it remains viable on the veterinary drug market in Australia.

Originator

Curator's Comment: G.D. Searle, LLC is a wholly owned trademark of Pfizer.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Nilevar

Approved Use

Nilevar was prescribed for a variety of illnesses that were benefited by a protein sparing anabolic agent, Listed indications included preparation for and recovery from surgery, severe or prolonged illness, anorexia nervosa, severe burns and trauma, decubitus ulcers, osteoporosis, bone fracture healing, gastrointestinal disease, prolonged corticosteroid administration, and various forms of malnourishment in adults and children.
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
300 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 43 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Cholestasis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Cholestasis (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
20 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Co-administed with::
Prednisone(5.0 mg. daily)
Sources:
unhealthy, 57 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 57 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Peliosis hepatis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Peliosis hepatis (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
40 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 40 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 40 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 75 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: generalized purpura | weakness
Age Group: 75 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Jaundice...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Jaundice (1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Cholestasis grade 5, 1 patient
Disc. AE
300 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 43 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Peliosis hepatis grade 5, 1 patient
Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Co-administed with::
Prednisone(5.0 mg. daily)
Sources:
unhealthy, 57 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 57 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Jaundice 1 patient
Disc. AE
40 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 40 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 40 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 75 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: generalized purpura | weakness
Age Group: 75 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The metabolism of norethandrolone in the horse: characterization of 16-, 20- and 21-oxygenated metabolites by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
2001 Feb
Altered serotonin synthesis, turnover and dynamic regulation in multiple brain regions of mice lacking the serotonin transporter.
2005 Nov
Wound healing in patients with cancer.
2008 Jan 11
Oxandrolone Improves Height Velocity and BMI in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
2009
Impact of acute psychosocial stress on peripheral blood gene expression pathways in healthy men.
2009 Oct
Restoring arterial pressure with norepinephrine improves muscle tissue oxygenation assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy in severely hypotensive septic patients.
2010 Nov
Name Type Language
NORETHANDROLONE
INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
norethandrolone [INN]
Common Name English
Norethandrolone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
17.ALPHA.-ETHYL-17.BETA.-HYDROXYESTR-4-EN-3-ONE
Systematic Name English
NORETHANDROLONE [MART.]
Common Name English
NILEVAR
Brand Name English
NSC-70581
Code English
SOLEVAR
Brand Name English
PRONABOL
Brand Name English
NORETHANDROLONE [MI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LIVERTOX NORETHANDROLONE
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DEA NO. 4000
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WHO-ATC A14AA09
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NCI_THESAURUS C243
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WHO-VATC QA14AA09
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C80802
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID0023379
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EVMPD
SUB09361MIG
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-153-5
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MERCK INDEX
m8055
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RXCUI
7513
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INN
664
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DRUG CENTRAL
1961
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WIKIPEDIA
NORETHANDROLONE
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1697845
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DRUG BANK
DB12787
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FDA UNII
P7W01638W6
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NSC
70581
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SMS_ID
100000083614
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MESH
D009639
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PUBCHEM
5858
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CAS
52-78-8
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