Drugs Information: Megestrol acetate

Basic Information

ID DDInter1141
Drug Type small molecule
Molecular Formula C24H32O4
Molecular Weight 384.516
Description Megestrol acetate is a progestin that is administered orally to treat anorexia and cachexia or serious unexplained weight loss and is also used as an antineoplastic agent to treat certain types of malignancy.
ATC Classification G03FB04 G03DB02 G03FA08 G03AC05 L02AB01 More
IUPAC Name (1S,2R,10R,11S,14R,15S)-14-Acetyl-2,8,15-Trimethyl-5-Oxotetracyclo[8.7.0.0²,⁷.0¹¹,¹⁵]Heptadeca-6,8-Dien-14-Yl Acetate
InChI Inchi=1S/C24H32O4/C1-14-12-18-19(22(4)9-6-17(27)13-21(14)22)7-10-23(5)20(18)8-11-24(23,15(2)25)28-16(3)26/H12-13,18-20H,6-11H2,1-5H3/T18-,19+,20+,22-,23+,24+/M1/S1
InChI Key RQZAXGRLVPAYTJ-GQFGMJRRSA-N
Canonical SMILES [H][C@@]12CC[C@](OC(C)=O)(C(C)=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]1([H])[C@@]2([H])C=C(C)C2=CC(=O)CC[C@]12C
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Interactions with Megestrol acetate

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