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Desogestrel

A third-generation progestogen, synthesised in 1972 in the Netherlands and used in Europe since 1981 in the contraceptive pill: it is used both with an oestrogen and on its own, in the so-called mini-pill. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards and other impurities.

Did you know?It is a prodrug: in the body it becomes etonogestrel, the same progestogen used in the contraceptive implant and the vaginal ring.

DesogestrelGo to the active ingredient →
DesogestrelActive ingredientDesogestrelCat. No. P-D060-001CAS 54024-22-5

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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