Preferred Name

Megestrol [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Megestrol

Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007795

altLabel

Megestrol

Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-

Contraindicating class of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162403

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162401

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162405

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162406

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162404

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162402

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000148648

cui

C0025175

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020211

MESH DEFINITION

17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. It has also been used in the palliative treatment of breast cancer.

MESH DUI

D008535

MeSH name

Megestrol

MESH UI

M0013296

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000007795

NUI

N0000007795

prefLabel

Megestrol [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T125

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008001

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