Algestone acetophenide
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| Trade names | Perlutal, Topasel, Unalmes, Yectames, many others |
| Other names | Dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide; DHPA; Deladroxone; Droxone; Alfasone acetophenide; Alphasone acetophenide; SQ-15101; 16α,17α-Dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide; 16α,17α-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione cyclic acetal with acetophenone; (R)-16α,17-[(1-Phenylethylidene)dioxy]pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
| Drug class | Progestogen; Progestin |
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| Elimination half-life | IM: 24 days[1][2] |
| Excretion | Preferentially feces[1][2] |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.981 |
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| Formula | C29H36O4 |
| Molar mass | 448.603 g·mol−1 |
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Algestone acetophenide, also known more commonly as dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide (DHPA) and sold under the brand names Perlutal and Topasel among others, is a progestin medication which is used in combination with an estrogen as a form of long-lasting injectable birth control.[3][4][5][6] It has also been used alone, but is no longer available as a standalone medication.[7][8][9] DHPA is not active by mouth and is given once a month by injection into muscle.[4][5][6]
Side effects of DHPA are similar to those of other progestins. DHPA is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[10][11][12] It has no other important hormonal activity.[10][13][11][12]
DHPA was discovered in 1958 and was introduced for medical use in the 1960s.[14][15][16] It was not introduced in the United States, but it is marketed widely throughout Latin America.[17][18][7][16] It was also previously available alone in Italy and as a combined injectable contraceptive in Portugal and Spain, but has been discontinued in these countries.[8]
- ^ a b Sang GW (April 1994). "Pharmacodynamic effects of once-a-month combined injectable contraceptives". Contraception. 49 (4): 361–385. doi:10.1016/0010-7824(94)90033-7. PMID 8013220.
- ^ a b "Bula do Algestona Acetofenida + Enantato de Estradiol". Consulta Remédios. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ Jarquín González JD, Elda de Aguirre L, Rodríguez C, Abrego de Aguilar M, Carrillo F, León DA, et al. (September 1996). "Dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide 150 mg + estradiol enantate 10 mg as monthly injectable contraceptives". Advances in Contraception. 12 (3): 213–225. doi:10.1007/BF01849664. PMID 8910663. S2CID 2522426.
- ^ a b Newton JR, D'arcangues C, Hall PE (1994). "A review of "once-a-month" combined injectable contraceptives". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 4 (Suppl 1): S1-34. doi:10.3109/01443619409027641. PMID 12290848.
- ^ a b Bagade O, Pawar V, Patel R, Patel B, Awasarkar V, Diwate S (2014). "Increasing use of long-acting reversible contraception: safe, reliable, and cost-effective birth control" (PDF). World J Pharm Pharm Sci. 3 (10): 364–392. ISSN 2278-4357. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ a b Rowlands S (January 2009). "New technologies in contraception" (PDF). BJOG. 116 (2): 230–239. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01985.x. PMID 19076955. S2CID 3415547.
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