Dienogest

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G03FA15

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0065928-58-7

Chemical Formula

C20-H25-N-O2

Molecular Weight

311

Therapeutic Category

Progestin

Chemical Names

(17α)-17-Hydroxy-3-oxo-19-norpregna-4,9-diene-21-nitrile

17-Hydroxy-3-oxo-19-nor-17α-pregn-4,9-dien-21-carbonitrile (IUPAC)

17-Hydroxy-3-oxo-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-diene-21-nitrile (WHO)

17α-(Cyanomethyl)-17-hydroxy-13beta-methylgona-4,9-dien-3-one

17α-cyanomethyl-17beta-hydroxy-13beta-methylgona-4,9-dien-3-one

17-α-Cyanomethyl-17-beta-hydroxy-4,9-estradien-3-one

17-α-Cyanomethyl-17-beta-hydroxy-estra-4,9(10)-dien-3-one

19-Norpregna-4,9-diene-21-nitrile, 17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, (17α)- (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Dienogestum (Latin)
• Dienogest (German)
• Diénogest (French)
• Dienogest (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dienogest (OS: JAN, USAN)
• Diénogest (OS: DCF)
• Dienogestril (IS)
• Endometrion (IS: Schering)
• Genogest (IS)
• M 18575 (IS)
• MJR-35 (IS)
• SH-660 (IS)
• STS 557 (IS)
• ZK 37659 (IS)

Brand Names

• Climodien (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Bayer, Belgium; Bayer, Germany; Bayer, Spain; Bayer, Turkey; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Bayer Schering Pharma, Denmark



• Climodiène (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Bayer Santé, France



• Convadien (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg



• Dinagest
  Mochida, Japan



• Jeanine (Dienogest and Ethinylestradiol)
  Bayer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Jenapharm, Estonia; Jenapharm, Latvia; Schering, Bulgaria; Schering, Lithuania; Schering, Poland; Schering, Serbia; Schering, Slovenia



• Klimodien (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Schering, Bulgaria; Schering, Slovenia; Schering, Slovakia



• Lafamme (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Jenapharm, Germany



• Mevaren (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Juste, Spain



• Natazia (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Bayer, United States



• Qlaira (Dienogest and Estradiol)
  Bayer, Austria; Bayer, Switzerland; Bayer, Germany; Bayer, United Kingdom; Bayer, Sweden; Bayer, Slovakia; Bayer Schering, France; Schering, Bulgaria



• Valette (Dienogest and Ethinylestradiol)
  Bayer, Austria; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Bayer Schering, Australia; Jenapharm, Germany; Schering, Portugal



• Visanne
  Bayer, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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