Promestriene

Promestriene (INN) (brand names Colpotrofin, Colpotrophine, Delipoderm), also known as estradiol 3-propyl 17β-methyl diether, is a synthetic steroidal estrogen which is used topically in a 1% cream formulation.[1][2][3][4] It is the 3-propyl and 17β-methyl diether of estradiol.[5] The drug is described as a tropic agent and antiseborrheic.[1] It has not been found to be effective in the treatment of androgenic alopecia or other conditions of cutaneous androgenization.[6][7]

Promestriene
Clinical data
Trade namesColpotrofin, Colpotrophine, Delipoderm
Other namesEstradiol 3-propyl 17β-methyl diether; 17β-Methoxy-3-propoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene
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Topical
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ester
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H32O2
Molar mass328.488 g/mol g·mol−1
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References

  1. C.R. Ganellin; David J. Triggle (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1671–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.
  2. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. pp. 1248, 1266, 1318, 1557. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
  3. William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 270–271. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
  4. Muller (19 June 1998). European Drug Index: European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. pp. 289, 332. ISBN 978-3-7692-2114-5.
  5. Santos I, Clissold S (2010). "Urogenital disorders associated with oestrogen deficiency: the role of promestriene as topical oestrogen therapy". Gynecol. Endocrinol. 26 (9): 644–51. doi:10.3109/09513591003767948. PMID 20374067.
  6. C.E. Orfanos; W. Montagna; G. Stüttgen (6 December 2012). Hair Research: Status and Future Aspects; Proceedings of the First International Congress on Hair Research, Hamburg, March 13th–16, 1979. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 553–. ISBN 978-3-642-81650-5.
  7. Robert Baran; Howard I. Maibach (1 October 1998). Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology. CRC Press. pp. 493–. ISBN 978-1-85317-478-0.



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