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Testosterone undecanoate

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Testosterone undecanoate
Clinical data
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration
oral,I.V
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability7%
MetabolismLiver, Testis and Prostate
Elimination half-life1-12 days
ExcretionUrine
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl undecanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.025.193 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC30H48O3
Molar mass456.70032 g·mol−1
  • InChI=1S/C29H46O3/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-27(31)32-26-15-14-24-23-13-12-21-20-22(30)16-18-28(21,2)25(23)17-19-29(24,26)3/h20,23-26H,4-19H2,1-3H3/t23?,24?,25?,26-,28-,29-/m0/s1 checkY
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Testosterone undecanoate or testosterone undecylate is an ester of testosterone. This hormone is used in androgen replacement therapy primarily for the treatment of male hypogonadism, and is currently under research for use as a male contraceptive. It is sold and distributed under the brand names Aveed, Andriol, Undestor, Nebido, Pantestone, Restandol, Cernos Depot, Nebido-R and Reandron 1000.[2]

References

  1. ^ "FDA-sourced list of all drugs with black box warnings (Use Download Full Results and View Query links.)". nctr-crs.fda.gov. FDA. Retrieved 22 Oct 2023.
  2. ^ Köhn, FM; Schill, WB (Nov 2003). "A new oral testosterone undecanoate formulation". World J Urol. 21 (5): 311–5. doi:10.1007/s00345-003-0372-x. PMID 14579074.