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Name
Ethinyl Estradiol
Alternate Names
Alesse
Brevicon
Chee-O-Gen
Chee-O-Genf
Component of Brevicon
Component of Demulan
Component of Levlen
Component of Lo/Ovral
Component of Loestrin
Component of Lynoral#
Component of Modicon
Component of Nordette
Component of Norethrin 1/35E
Component of Norlestrin
Cyclen
Desogen
Diogyn E
Dyloform
Esteed
Estigyn
Estinyl
Eston-E
Estoral
Estrostep
Ethidol
Ethinoral#
Ethinyl Estradiol
Ethinyloestradiol
Eticyclin
Eticylol#
Etinestrol
Feminone
Gencept
Genora
Ginestrene
Halodrin
Inestra
Jenest
Levlen
Levora
Lo/Ovral
Loestrin
Marvelon
Menolyn
Microfollin
Min-Ovral
Minestrin
Mircette
Modicon
Necon
Nee
Nelova
Nelulen
Neo-Mens
Norcept-E
Norinyl
Novestrol
Oradiol
Orestralyn
Ortho Cyclen
Ortho Tro-Cyclen
Ortho-Cept
Ortho-Novum
Ovcon
Ovral
Palonyl Perovex
Preven
Spanestrin
Tri-Cyclen
Tri-Levlen
Tri-Norinyl
Triphasil
Triquilar
Trivora
Zovia
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Estrogen. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
010973
10973
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
An orally effective semisynthetic derivative of estradiol, one of the most potent estrogens. It is a component of many oral contraceptives and is also used in estrogen replacement therapy. Not found in Drugdex drug evaluation.
Coding
This drug should be coded
