Metergoline

Metergoline
Clinical data
Trade namesContralac, Liserdol
Other namesMethergoline; FI-6337; [(8β)-1,6-Dimethylergolin-8-yl)methyl]carbamic acid phenylmethyl ester
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • benzyl N-[[(6aR,9S,10aR)-4,7-dimethyl-6,6a,8,9,10,10a-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinolin-9-yl]methyl]carbamate
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.037.881 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H29N3O2
Molar mass403.526 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(OCc1ccccc1)NC[C@@H]3C[C@@H]4c5cccc2c5c(cn2C)C[C@H]4N(C3)C
  • InChI=1S/C25H29N3O2/c1-27-14-18(13-26-25(29)30-16-17-7-4-3-5-8-17)11-21-20-9-6-10-22-24(20)19(12-23(21)27)15-28(22)2/h3-10,15,18,21,23H,11-14,16H2,1-2H3,(H,26,29)/t18-,21+,23+/m0/s1 checkY
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Metergoline (INNTooltip INN, BANTooltip British Approved Name), also known as methergoline and sold under the brand names Contralac (veterinary) and Liserdol (clinical), is a monoaminergic medication of the ergoline group which is used as a prolactin inhibitor in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin levels) and to suppress lactation.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. 2000. pp. 661–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
  2. ^ Plumb DC (21 February 2018). "Metergoline". Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook: Pocket. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1057–. ISBN 978-1-119-34649-4.
  3. ^ Johson CA (2 December 2008). "False Pregnancy, Disorders of Pregnancy and Parturition, and Mismating". In Nelson RW, Couto CG (eds.). Small Animal Internal Medicine - E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 927–. ISBN 978-0-323-06512-2.