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Name
Dydrogesterone
Alternate Names
Dehydroprogesterone
Didrogesteron
Diphaston
Dufaston
Duphaston
Duvaron
Gestatron
Hydrogesterone
Isopregnenone
Prodel
Retrone
Terolut
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Progestin. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
92336
092336
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
Progestin. Used mainly in the diagnosis and treatment of primary amenorrhea and severe dysmenorrhea, and in combination with estrogen in dysfunctional menorrhagia. Not found in Drugdex drug evaluation.
Coding
This drug should be coded
