Cloxotestosterone_acetate

Cloxotestosterone acetate

Cloxotestosterone acetate

Chemical compound

Cloxotestosterone acetate (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name; brand name Caprosem), also known as testosterone 17β-chloral hemiacetal O-acetate, is a synthetic, injected anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and an androgen ether and ester – specifically, the O-acetate ester of cloxotestosterone, the 17β-trichloro hemiacetal ether of testosterone.[1] It is administered via intramuscular injection, as a 100 mg, 2 mL aqueous suspension and lasts 4 to 6 weeks with a single administration.[2][unreliable source?] The drug was first marketed in the early 1960s.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 641–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. [2]
    "Advertisements". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56 (1). 1963. PMC 1896961.[verification needed]


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