Mesterolone

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G03BB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001424-00-6

Chemical Formula

C20-H32-O2

Molecular Weight

304

Therapeutic Categories

Anabolic

Androgen

Chemical Name

Androstan-3-one, 17-hydroxy-1-methyl-, (1α,5α,17ß)-

Foreign Names

• Mesterolonum (Latin)
• Mesterolon (German)
• Mestérolone (French)
• Mesterolona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Mesterolone (OS: BAN, DCIT, USAN)
• Mestérolone (OS: DCF)
• SH 60723 (IS)
• SH 723 (IS: Schering)
• Mesterolon (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mesterolone (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mestérolone (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mesterolonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Infelon
  Caprifarmindo, Indonesia



• Proviron
  Bayer, Austria; Bayer, Belgium; Bayer, Spain; Bayer, Italy; Bayer, Turkey; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Bayer Schering, Australia; Bayer Schering, Greece; Bayer Schering, South Africa; Schering, Burkina Faso; Schering, Benin; Schering, Brazil; Schering, Central African Republic; Schering, Congo; Schering, Cote D'ivoire; Schering, Chile; Schering, Cameroon; Schering, Colombia; Schering, Czech Republic; Schering, Dominican Republic; Schering, Algeria; Schering, Ethiopia; Schering, Gabon; Schering, Georgia; Schering, Hungary; Schering, Israel; Schering, Sri Lanka; Schering, Madagascar; Schering, Mali; Schering, Mauritania; Schering, Mauritius; Schering, Mexico; Schering, Niger; Schering, Oman; Schering, Peru; Schering, Philippines; Schering, Poland; Schering, Portugal; Schering, Serbia; Schering, Senegal; Schering, Chad; Schering, Togo; Schering-Plough, Indonesia



• Pro-Viron
  Bayer, United Kingdom; Schering, Malta



• Pro-Viron (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Provironum
  Bayer, Vietnam; German Remedies, India; Schering, Singapore; Schering, Thailand



• Vistimon
  Jenapharm, Taiwan

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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