Clinical data | |
---|---|
Other names | MPC; Medroxyprogesterone capronate; Medroxyprogesterone hexanoate; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone hexanoate; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione hexanoate |
Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
Drug class | Progestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester |
Identifiers | |
| |
CAS Number | |
PubChem CID | |
ChemSpider | |
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C28H42O4 |
Molar mass | 442.640 g·mol−1 |
3D model (JSmol) | |
| |
|
Medroxyprogesterone caproate (MPC) is a progestin and a progestogen ester which was synthesized in 1958 but was never marketed.[1][2] It has been confused with hydroxyprogesterone caproate (OHPC) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in a number of publications.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In addition to MPA and OHPC, analogues of MPC include chlormadinone caproate, gestonorone caproate, megestrol caproate, and methenmadinone caproate.