Prasterone

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A14AA07

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000053-43-0

Chemical Formula

C19-H28-O2

Molecular Weight

288

Therapeutic Categories

Anabolic

Androgen

Adrenal cortex hormone

Chemical Name

Androst-5-en-17-one, 3-hydroxy-, (3ß)-

Foreign Names

• Prasteronum (Latin)
• Prasteron (German)
• Prastérone (French)
• Prasterona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Prasterone (OS: DCIT)
• Prastérone (OS: DCF)
• Dehydroandrosterone (IS)
• Dehydroepiandrosterone (IS)
• DHEA (IS)
• EL 10 (IS)
• GL 701 (IS)
• Prastérone (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
• EDHEA (IS)
• Prasteronönanthat (IS)
• Sodium Prasterone Sulfate (OS: JAN)
• Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium dihydrate (IS)
• DHA-S (IS)
• DHEAS (IS)
• KYH 3102 (IS)
• Sodium dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate dihydrate (IS)
• UNII-E1CR8487EN (IS)
• Sodium Prasterone Sulfate Hydrate (PH: JP XV)

Brand Names

• Biolaif
  Medix, Mexico



• Biosteron
  Lek-AM, Poland



• BioStym
  Curtis, Poland



• DHEA Eljot
  Colfarm, Poland



• DHEA
  Curtis, Poland



• Gynodian Depot (Prasterone and Estradiol)
  Bayer, Austria; Bayer, Switzerland; Bayer, Germany; Bayer, Italy; Bayer, Peru; Schering, Colombia; Schering, Slovenia



• Aylistormer
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Levospa
  Isei, Japan



• Mylis
  Schering-Plough, Japan

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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