Drospirenone

Drospirenone
Clinical data
PronunciationDroe-SPY-re-nown
Trade namesAlone: Slynd
With estradiol: Angeliq
With ethinylestradiol: Yasmin, Yasminelle, Yaz, others
With estetrol: Nextstellis
Other namesDihydrospirenone; Dihydrospirorenone; 1,2-Dihydrospirorenone; MSp; SH-470; ZK-30595; LF-111; 17β-Hydroxy-6β,7β:15β,16β-dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21-carboxylic acid, γ-lactone
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By mouth[1]
Drug classProgestogen; Progestin; Antimineralocorticoid; Steroidal antiandrogen
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability66–85%[1][4][5]
Protein binding95–97% (to albumin)[3][1][4]
MetabolismLiver (mostly CYP450-independent (reduction, sulfation, and cleavage of lactone ring), some CYP3A4 contribution)[4][6][7][8]
Metabolites• Drospirenone acid[3]
• 4,5-Dihydrodrospirenone 3-sulfate[3]
Elimination half-life25–33 hours[3][4][1]
ExcretionUrine, feces[3]
Identifiers
  • (6R,7R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,15S,16S,17S)-1,3',4',6,6a,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,15a,16-Hexadecahydro-10,13-dimethylspiro-[17H-dicyclopropa[6,7:15,16]cyclopenta[a]phenantrene-17,2'(5'H)-furan]-3,5'(2H)-dione
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC24H30O3
Molar mass366.501 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Drospirenone is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and in menopausal hormone therapy, among other uses.[1][9] It is available both alone under the brand name Slynd and in combination with an estrogen under the brand name Yasmin among others.[9][3] The medication is an analog of the drug spironolactone.[10] Drospirenone is taken by mouth.[1][3]

Common side effects include acne, headache, breast tenderness, weight increase, and menstrual changes.[3] Rare side effects may include high potassium levels and blood clots (when taken as a combined oestrogen-progestogen pill), among others.[3][11] Drospirenone is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[1] It has additional antimineralocorticoid and antiandrogenic activity and no other important hormonal activity.[1] Because of its antimineralocorticoid activity and lack of undesirable off-target activity, drospirenone is said to more closely resemble bioidentical progesterone than other progestins.[12][13]

Drospirenone was patented in 1976 and introduced for medical use in 2000.[14][15] It is available widely throughout the world.[9] The medication is sometimes referred to as a "fourth-generation" progestin.[16][17] It is available as a generic medication.[18] In 2020, a formulation of drospirenone with ethinylestradiol was the 145th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 4 million prescriptions.[19][20]

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  18. ^ Generic Yasmin Availability via yasminat Drugs.com
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