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  2. Megestrol Acetate
  3. Impurities
  4. Megestrol

Megestrol

Structure

Other Names & Identifiers

  • BP Megestrol Acetate Impurity B
  • 6-methyl-17-hydroxypregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione

Limits

0.15%

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)