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| Other names | MPC; Medroxyprogesterone capronate; Medroxyprogesterone hexanoate; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone hexanoate; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione hexanoate |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
| Drug class | Progestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester |
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| Formula | C28H42O4 |
| Molar mass | 442.640 g·mol−1 |
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Medroxyprogesterone caproate (MPC) is a progestin and a progestogen ester which was synthesized in 1958 but was never marketed. [1] [2] It has been confused with hydroxyprogesterone caproate (OHPC) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in a number of publications. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] In addition to MPA and OHPC, analogues of MPC include chlormadinone caproate, gestonorone caproate, megestrol caproate, and methenmadinone caproate.