Progesterone

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Progesterone

Description of the Drug

Progesterone is a hormone used for a variety of functions, including contraception, control of abnormal uterine bleeding, maintenance of pregnancy, and prevention of endometrial hyperplasia.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00396

Brand Name(s)

Crinone, Cyclogest, Endometrin, Gesterol, Lutigest, Milprosa, Prochieve, Progesta-care, Progestasert, Progesterone, Progestin, Prometrium, Regumate, Serenity for women, Syngestrone, Utrogestan

Company Owner(s)

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc, Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc, Sofgen Pharmaceuticals Llc, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Of Ny Llc, Hikma Farmaceutica (Portugal) Sa, Therapeuticsmd Inc, Eli Lilly And Co, Alza Corp, Xiromed Pharma Espana Sl, Eugia Pharma Specialities Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Progesterone receptor SINGLE PROTEIN AGONIST CHEMBL208

Unichem Links

Atlas progesterone
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL7671
PharmGKB PA451123
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0001830
DrugBank DB00396
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14850243 14874443
PubChem 5994
NMRShiftDB 60020984
LINCS LSM-3452
Nikkaji J2.329I
PDBe STR
BindingDB 8903
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID3022370
LipidMaps LMST02030159
DrugCentral 2279
Metabolights MTBLC17026
Brenda 94795 94796 13473 127076 11588 5917 20023 229815 34377 229814 286
Rhea 17026
ChemicalBook CB15477619 CB4224484
Guide to Pharmacology 2377
rxnorm PROMETRIUM PROGESTERONE ENDOMETRIN PROGESTERONE, MICRONIZED CRINONE
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12015027
KEGG Ligand C00410
ChEBI 17026
ZINC ZINC000004428529