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Trade names | Ypozane |
Other names | TZP-4238; Gestoxarone acetate; 2-Oxachloromadinone acetate; 17α-Acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxa-6-dehydroprogesterone; 17α-Acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxapregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, Osaterone acetate (JAN JP) |
Routes of administration | By mouth (tablets) |
Drug class | Steroidal antiandrogen; Progestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester |
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Protein binding | Osaterone acetate: 90% 15β-Hydroxyosaterone acetate: 80% [3] (Both mainly to albumin) [3] |
Metabolism | Liver [3] |
Metabolites | 15β-Hydroxyosaterone acetate [3] |
Elimination half-life | Dogs: 80 hours to 197 ± 109 hours [3] [4] |
Excretion | Bile: 60% [3] Urine: 25% [3] |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.215.750 |
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Formula | C22H27ClO5 |
Molar mass | 406.90 g·mol−1 |
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Osaterone acetate, sold under the brand name Ypozane, is a medication which is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of enlarged prostate in dogs. [3] [5] [6] It is given by mouth. [3]
Osaterone acetate is an antiandrogen, and hence is an antagonist of the androgen receptor, the biological target of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. [3] It is also a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone. [3]
Osaterone acetate was introduced for veterinary use in 2007. [1] [3] [7] [8]
Osaterone acetate is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in dogs. [3] [5] [6] It has been found to produce remission of clinical symptoms of BPH in 83% of dogs for six months after a single one-week course of treatment, [9] and can be used long-term. [6]
Osaterone acetate comes in the form of 1.875 mg, 3.75 mg, 7.5 mg, and 15 mg oral tablets for veterinary use. [3]
Side effects of osaterone acetate include diminished sperm quality (for up to 6 weeks post-treatment), transient elevation of liver enzymes (caution should be observed with known liver disease), vomiting, diarrhea, polyuria/polydipsia, lethargy, and hyperplasia of the mammary glands. [10] It can also decrease cortisol levels, interfere with adrenocorticotropic hormone response, induce or exacerbate adrenal insufficiency, and exacerbate diabetes mellitus. [11] [10]
Osaterone acetate is a steroidal antiandrogen, progestin, and antigonadotropin. [3] It has virtually no estrogenic or androgenic activity. [5] Its side-effect profile indicates that it possesses clinically relevant glucocorticoid activity. [11] [10] An active metabolite of osaterone acetate, 15β-hydroxyosaterone acetate, has potent antiandrogenic activity similarly to osaterone acetate. [3] Osaterone acetate treats BPH in dogs by reducing the actions of androgens in the prostate gland. [3]
The major active metabolite of osaterone acetate is 15β-hydroxyosaterone acetate. [3] Osaterone acetate has a long biological half-life of 80 hours to 197 ± 109 hours in dogs. [3] [4]
Osaterone acetate, also known as 2-oxachloromadinone acetate, as well as 17α-acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxa-6-dehydroprogesterone or 17α-acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxapregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic pregnane steroid and a derivative of progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone. [8] It is a derivative of the less potent chlormadinone acetate. [5] The medication is the C17α acetate ester of osaterone. [8]
Osaterone acetate was approved for veterinary use in the European Union under the brand name Ypozane in 2007. [1] [3] [7] [8]
Osaterone acetate is the generic name of the drug. [1] [8] Osaterone is the INN of the deacetylated parent compound. [8]
Osaterone acetate is marketed under the brand name Ypozane by Virbac throughout the European Union. [1] [8]
Osaterone acetate was also investigated in Japan in the treatment of prostate cancer and BPH in humans but was ultimately never marketed for such purposes. [5] [12]
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