Flugestone

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000337-03-1

Chemical Formula

C21-H29-F-O4

Molecular Weight

364

Therapeutic Category

Progestin

Chemical Name

Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-, (11ß)-

Foreign Names

• Flugestonum (Latin)
• Flugeston (German)
• Flugestone (French)
• Flugestona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Flugestone (OS: BAN, DCIT)
• Fluorogestone (IS)
• Flugestone Acetate (OS: BANM)
• Flurogestone Acetate (OS: USAN)
• SC 9880 (IS)

Brand Names

• Chrono Gest (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Netherlands; Organon Vet, Portugal



• Chronogest (veterinary use)
  Intervet, France; Intervet, United Kingdom; Intervet, Ireland; Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Intervet International B.V., Luxembourg; Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia



• Crono-Gest Spugne (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Italy



• Ova Gest (veterinary use)
  Bioniche Animal Health A/Asia, Australia



• Syncro Part (veterinary use)
  Ceva, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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