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Status:
US Approved Rx (1999)
First approved in 1992

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Desogestrel is a prodrug of etonogestrel (3-keto-desogestrel) which was approved as oral contraceptove medicine. Desogestrel acts selectively binding to progesterone receptor and enchancing its activity.
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Formestane (trade name Lentaron) is a type I, steroidal, selective aromatase inhibitor used in the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Formestane has poor oral bioavailability and thus must be administered ...
mixture
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First approved in 1989

Class:
MIXTURE



Norgestimate is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group that is used in combination with ethinylestradiol as an oral contraceptive and for treatment of acne. and in combination with estradiol in menopausal hormone replacement therapy. N...