Flumedroxone acetate

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Flumedroxone acetate, sold under the brand names Demigran and Leomigran, is a progestin medication which is or has been used as an antimigraine agent.[2][3][4] It is taken by mouth.[1]

Trade namesDemigran, Leomigran
Other namesWG-537; 6α-(Trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxyprogesterone; 6α-(Trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Routes of
administrationBy mouth[1]
Drug classProgestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester
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Flumedroxone acetate
Clinical data
Trade namesDemigran, Leomigran
Other namesWG-537; 6α-(Trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxyprogesterone; 6α-(Trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Routes of
administration		By mouth[1]
Drug classProgestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester
ATC code
Identifiers
  • [(6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] acetate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.012.343 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC24H31F3O4
Molar mass440.503 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2C[C@@H](C4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C(F)(F)F)C)OC(=O)C
  • InChI=1S/C24H31F3O4/c1-13(28)23(31-14(2)29)10-7-18-16-12-20(24(25,26)27)19-11-15(30)5-8-21(19,3)17(16)6-9-22(18,23)4/h11,16-18,20H,5-10,12H2,1-4H3/t16-,17+,18+,20+,21-,22+,23+/m1/s1
  • Key:MXZYUFNILISKBC-WXLIAARGSA-N
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Medical uses

Flumedroxone acetate has been assessed in over 1,000 patients for the treatment of migraine, with effectiveness ranging from excellent to less than that of the reference antimigraine drug methysergide.[5] Other progestogens including medroxyprogesterone acetate, lynestrenol, allylestrenol, dydrogesterone, and normethandrone have also been found to be effective for migraine in a high percentage of women.[5]

Side effects

In accordance with its progestogenic activity, flumedroxone acetate produces menstrual irregularities, namely polymenorrhea, and breast tension as side effects in women.[5][6][7]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Flumedroxone acetate is said to have weak or slight progestogenic activity without other hormonal activity, including no estrogenic, antiestrogenic, androgenic, anabolic, or glucocorticoid activity.[5][1]

Chemistry

See also: List of progestogens, Progestogen ester, and List of progestogen esters

Flumedroxone acetate, also known as 6α-(trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxyprogesterone or as 6α-(trifluoromethyl)-17α-acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic pregnane steroid and a derivative of progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone.[2] It is specifically a derivative of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone with a trifluoromethyl group at the C6α position and an acetate ester attached to the C17α hydroxyl group.[3] The medication is the C17α acetate ester of flumedroxone (6α-(trifluoromethyl)-17α-hydroxyprogesterone) and the C6α trifluoromethyl derivative of hydroxyprogesterone acetate (17α-acetoxyprogesterone).[2]

History

Flumedroxone acetate was introduced for medical use in the 1960s.[4]

Society and culture

Generic names

Flumedroxone is the INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name and BANTooltip British Approved Name of the free alcohol form of the drug, flumedroxone.[2] Flumedroxone acetate is also known by its developmental code name WG-537.[2]

Brand names

Flumedroxone acetate is or has been marketed under the brand names Demigran and Leomigran.[2][4]

Availability

Flumedroxone acetate is or has been marketed in Europe.[4]

See also

References

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