1. APIs
  2. Megestrol Acetate
  3. Impurities
  4. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Structure

Other Names & Identifiers

  • BP Megestrol Acetate Impurity A
  • 6α-methyl-3,20-dioxopregn-4-en-17-yl acetate

Limits

0.5%

References

  1. British Pharmacopoeia 2017: Megestrol Acetate monograph.
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  2. Guo, F.; Feng, H.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Li, Y. Characterization of Related Impurities in Megestrol Acetate. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 2006, 41 (4), 1418–1422. (View all citations for this reference)