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National Drug File - Reference Terminology
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July 6, 2018
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007488
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007488
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| Preferred Name | Megestrol Acetate [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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Megestrol Acetate
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| altLabel | Megestrol Acetate
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| prefLabel | Megestrol Acetate [Chemical/Ingredient]
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| MESH DEFINITION | Megestrol acetate is a progestogen with actions and uses similar to those of the progestogens in general. It also has anti-androgenic properties. It is given by mouth in the palliative treatment or as an adjunct to other therapy in endometrial carcinoma and in breast cancer. Megestrol acetate has been approved to treat anorexia and cachexia. (From Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995)
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| MESH DUI | D019290
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| MESH UI | M0028721
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| MeSH name | Megestrol Acetate
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T125
T109
T121
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| notation | N0000007488
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| NUI | N0000007488
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| cui | C0065879
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| NDFRT kind | INGREDIENT_KIND
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