Levonorgestrel butanoate

Levonorgestrel butanoate
Clinical data
Other namesLNG-B; HRP-002; Levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate; 17α-Ethynyl-18-methyl-19-nortestosterone 17β-butanoate; 17α-Ethynyl-18-methylestr-4-en-17β-ol-3-one 17β-butanoate
Routes of
administration		Intramuscular injection
Drug classProgestogen; Progestogen ester
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-13-ethyl-17-ethynyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] butanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ECHA InfoCard100.081.125
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H34O3
Molar mass382.544 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CCCC(=O)O[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@H]34)CC)C#C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C25H34O3/c1-4-7-23(27)28-25(6-3)15-13-22-21-10-8-17-16-18(26)9-11-19(17)20(21)12-14-24(22,25)5-2/h3,16,19-22H,4-5,7-15H2,1-2H3/t19-,20+,21+,22-,24-,25-/m0/s1
  • Key:GPKLGCALNRZIDS-AYEDEZQKSA-N

Levonorgestrel butanoate (LNG-B) (developmental code name HRP-002),[1][2] or levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Contraceptive Development Branch (CDB) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as a long-acting injectable contraceptive.[3][4][5] It is the C17β butanoate ester of levonorgestrel, and acts as a prodrug of levonorgestrel in the body.[4] The drug is at or beyond the phase III stage of clinical development, but has not been marketed at this time.[3] It was first described in the literature, by the WHO, in 1983, and has been under investigation for potential clinical use since then.[4][6]

LNG-B has been under investigation as a long-lasting injectable contraceptive for women.[7] A single intramuscular injection of an aqueous suspension of 5 or 10 mg LNG-B has a duration of 3 months,[3][7] whereas an injection of 50 mg has a duration of 6 months.[1] The drug was also previously tested successfully as a combined injectable contraceptive with estradiol hexahydrobenzoate, but this formulation was never marketed.[7] LNG-B has been tested successfully in combination with testosterone buciclate as a long-lasting injectable contraceptive for men as well.[8][9]

LNG-B may have several advantages over depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, including the use of much lower comparative dosages, reduced progestogenic side effects like hypogonadism and amenorrhea, and a more rapid return in fertility following discontinuation.[7][10] The drug has a well-established safety record owing to the use of levonorgestrel as an oral contraceptive since the 1960s.[7]

Parenteral potencies and durations of progestogens[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Compound Form Dose for specific uses (mg)[lower-alpha 3] DOA[lower-alpha 4]
TFD[lower-alpha 5] POICD[lower-alpha 6] CICD[lower-alpha 7]
Algestone acetophenideOil soln.-–75–15014–32 d
Gestonorone caproateOil soln.25–50––8–13 d
Hydroxyprogest. acetate[lower-alpha 8]Aq. susp.350––9–16 d
Hydroxyprogest. caproateOil soln.250–500[lower-alpha 9]–250–5005–21 d
Medroxyprog. acetateAq. susp.50–1001502514–50+ d
Megestrol acetateAq. susp.-–25>14 d
Norethisterone enanthateOil soln.100–2002005011–52 d
ProgesteroneOil soln.200[lower-alpha 9]––2–6 d
Aq. soln. ?––1–2 d
Aq. susp.50–200––7–14 d
Notes and sources:
  1. ↑ Sources: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][3][7][1]
  2. ↑ All given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
  3. ↑ Progesterone production during the luteal phase is ~25 (15–50) mg/day. The OIDTooltip ovulation-inhibiting dose of OHPC is 250 to 500 mg/month.
  4. ↑ Duration of action in days.
  5. ↑ Usually given for 14 days.
  6. ↑ Usually dosed every two to three months.
  7. ↑ Usually dosed once monthly.
  8. ↑ Never marketed or approved by this route.
  9. 1 2 In divided doses (2 × 125 or 250 mg for OHPC, 10 × 20 mg for P4).

See also

References

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