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| Other names | Dihydroxyprogesterone; DHP; Alfasone; Alphasone; Neo-Alfasol; 16α,17α-Dihydroxyprogesterone; 16α,17α-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione; Alphasone; Alfasone |
| Drug class | Progestin;Progestogen |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.974 |
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| Formula | C21H30O4 |
| Molar mass | 346.467 g·mol−1 |
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Algestone (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name), also known asalphasone oralfasone, as well asdihydroxyprogesterone, is aprogestin which was never marketed.[1] Another progestin,algestone acetophenide, in contrast, has been marketed as ahormonal contraceptive.[1]
Algestone, also known as 16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone or as 16α,17α-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is asyntheticpregnanesteroid and aderivative ofprogesterone and17α-hydroxyprogesterone.[1] Closely relatedanalogues of algestone include16α-hydroxyprogesterone,algestone acetonide, andalgestone acetophenide.[2]
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