Chemistry:Desoxycorticosterone acetate
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Short description: Chemical compound
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| Trade names | Percorten Acetate, Decosterone, others |
| Other names | DOCA; 11-Deoxycorticosterone 21-acetate; 21-Acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
| Drug class | Corticosteroid; Mineralocorticoid |
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| Formula | C23H32O4 |
| Molar mass | 372.505 g·mol−1 |
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Desoxycorticosterone acetate (also known as DOCA and 11-deoxycorticosterone 21-acetate and sold under the brand names Percorten Acetate and Decosterone, among others) is a mineralocorticoid medication and a mineralocorticoid ester.[1][2] It is formulated as an oil solution and is administered once daily by intramuscular injection.[3] The medication is the C21 acetate ester of 11-deoxycorticosterone.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 665–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA665.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swiss Pharmaceutical Society (2000). Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA306.
- ↑ "Long-acting parenteral drug formulations". J Parenter Sci Technol 35 (3): 106–39. 1981. PMID 6113276. https://journal.pda.org/content/35/3/106.short.
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