loading...| Preferred Name |
Megestrol Acetate [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| Synonyms |
Megestrol Acetate |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007488 |
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| altLabel |
Megestrol Acetate |
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| cui |
C0065879 |
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| Ingredient of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000146470 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000151830 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171979 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000162324 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000186512 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171977 |
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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 name |
Megestrol Acetate |
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| MESH UI |
M0028721 |
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| NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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| notation |
N0000007488 |
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| NUI |
N0000007488 |
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| prefLabel |
Megestrol Acetate [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| tui |
T125 T109 T121 |
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| subClassOf |