Metergoline

Metergoline (INNTooltip INN, BANTooltip British Approved Name), also known as methergoline and sold under the brand names Contralac (veterinary) and Liserdol (clinical), is a monoaminergic medication of the ergoline group which is used as a prolactin inhibitor in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin levels) and to suppress lactation.^[1][2][3]

Trade namesContralac, Liserdol

Other namesMethergoline; FI-6337; [(8β)-1,6-Dimethylergolin-8-yl)methyl]carbamic acid phenylmethyl ester

Routes of
administrationOral

ATC code

• G02CB05 (WHO)

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Metergoline

Clinical data
Trade names	Contralac, Liserdol
Other names	Methergoline; FI-6337; [(8β)-1,6-Dimethylergolin-8-yl)methyl]carbamic acid phenylmethyl ester
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	G02CB05 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name benzyl N-[[(6aR,9S,10aR)-4,7-dimethyl-6,6a,8,9,10,10a-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinolin-9-yl]methyl]carbamate
CAS Number	17692-51-2 N
PubChem CID	28693
IUPHAR/BPS	133
ChemSpider	26687 Y
UNII	1501393LY5
ChEBI	CHEBI:64216
ChEMBL	ChEMBL19215 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5042584
ECHA InfoCard	100.037.881
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C25H29N3O2
Molar mass	403.526 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(OCc1ccccc1)NC[C@@H]3C[C@@H]4c5cccc2c5c(cn2C)C[C@H]4N(C3)C
InChI InChI=1S/C25H29N3O2/c1-27-14-18(13-26-25(29)30-16-17-7-4-3-5-8-17)11-21-20-9-6-10-22-24(20)19(12-23(21)27)15-28(22)2/h3-10,15,18,21,23H,11-14,16H2,1-2H3,(H,26,29)/t18-,21+,23+/m0/s1 Y Key:WZHJKEUHNJHDLS-QTGUNEKASA-N Y
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