norethynodrel

Small moleculeapproved

Approved

Mar 9, 1961

Norethynodrel is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group and an isomer of norethisterone. Norethynodrel is a progesteron agonist with very weak estrogenic activiry. Noretynodrel was introduced in 1957 in Enovid, a combination formulation of noretynodrel and mestranol, for the treatment of gynecological and menstrual disorders.A few years later, in May 1960, Enovid was also approved as the first oral contraceptive. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
0
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Timeline

1960s

  1. Mar 9, 1961

    G D Searle — Earliest FDA Approval

  2. Mar 9, 1961

    G D Searle — NDA Secondary Org

  3. Mar 9, 1961

    G D Searle — NDA Organization

Indications

Mechanism of action

Combination products

Approval history

  • approvedMar 9, 1961

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=C3CCC(=O)C4)[C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(O)C#C
Mol. weight
298.4192 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • norethinodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • norethynodrel
  • noretynodrel
  • noretynodrel
  • noretynodrel

Organizations

Marketing (2)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
G D SearleFor profitNDA2Mar 9, 1961
G D SearleFor profitNDAMar 9, 1961