Testosterone caproate

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Testosterone caproate
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Clinical data
Trade names Omnadren 250
Other namesTCa; Testosterone hexanoate; 17β-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one hexanoate; 3-Oxoandrost-4-en-17β-yl hexanoate
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular injection
Identifiers
  • [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] hexanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C25H38O3
Molar mass 386.576 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C
  • InChI=1S/C25H38O3/c1-4-5-6-7-23(27)28-22-11-10-20-19-9-8-17-16-18(26)12-14-24(17,2)21(19)13-15-25(20,22)3/h16,19-22H,4-15H2,1-3H3/t19-,20-,21-,22-,24-,25-/m0/s1
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Testosterone caproate (TCa), also known as testosterone hexanoate, is an androgen and anabolic steroid and a testosterone ester that is no longer marketed. [1] [2] [3] It was formerly available as a component of Omnadren 250 , along with testosterone isocaproate, testosterone phenylpropionate, and testosterone propionate, but this formulation has since been discontinued. [4]

Contents

Parenteral durations of androgens/anabolic steroids
MedicationFormMajor brand namesDuration
Testosterone Aqueous suspensionAndronaq, Sterotate, Virosterone2–3 days
Testosterone propionate Oil solutionAndroteston, Perandren, Testoviron3–4 days
Testosterone phenylpropionate Oil solutionTestolent8 days
Testosterone isobutyrate Aqueous suspensionAgovirin Depot, Perandren M14 days
Mixed testosterone esters aOil solutionTriolandren10–20 days
Mixed testosterone esters bOil solutionTestosid Depot14–20 days
Testosterone enanthate Oil solutionDelatestryl14–28 days
Testosterone cypionate Oil solutionDepovirin14–28 days
Mixed testosterone esters cOil solutionSustanon 25028 days
Testosterone undecanoate Oil solutionAveed, Nebido100 days
Testosterone buciclate dAqueous suspension20 Aet-1, CDB-1781e90–120 days
Nandrolone phenylpropionate Oil solutionDurabolin10 days
Nandrolone decanoate Oil solutionDeca Durabolin21–28 days
Methandriol Aqueous suspensionNotandron, Protandren8 days
Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate Oil solutionNotandron Depot16 days
Metenolone acetate Oil solutionPrimobolan3 days
Metenolone enanthate Oil solutionPrimobolan Depot14 days
Note: All are via i.m. injection. Footnotes:a = TP, TV, and TUe. b = TP and TKL. c = TP, TPP, TiCa, and TD. d = Studied but never marketed. e = Developmental code names. Sources: See template.

See also

References

  1. Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 641–642. ISBN   978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. ISBN   978-3-88763-075-1.
  3. Morton IK, Hall JS (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-94-011-4439-1.
  4. Llewellyn W (2011). Anabolics. Molecular Nutrition Llc. pp. 583–. ISBN   978-0-9828280-1-4.