Desoxycorticosterone_pivalate

Desoxycorticosterone pivalate

Desoxycorticosterone pivalate

Chemical compound

Deoxycorticosterone pivalate (DOCP), also known as desoxycorticosterone trimethyl acetate (DOC-TMA or DCT) and sold under the brand names Zycortal, Percorten V, and Percorten M, is a mineralocorticoid medication and a mineralocorticoid ester.[1][2][3][4] It is formulated as a microcrystalline aqueous suspension, is administered by intramuscular injection at regular intervals, and has a prolonged duration of action.[5] The medication is the C21 pivalate (trimethylacetate) ester of 11-deoxycorticosterone.[1][2]

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