Levonorgestrel butanoate
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levonorgestrel-butanoate-245-4944504
title:
Levonorgestrel butanoate
text:
Levonorgestrel butanoate (LNG-B), or levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Contraceptive Development Branch (CDB) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as a long-acting injectable contraceptive. It is the C17β butanoate ester of levonorgestrel, and acts as a prodrug of levonorgestrel in the body. The drug is at or beyond the phase III sta
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levonorgestrel_butanoate
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date modified:
2024-03-08T16:21:35Z
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