Ethinyl Estradiol

DBCAT001349Pharmacologic class

A semisynthetic alkylated ESTRADIOL with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. A DrugBank category of 2 drugs. 2 of them are approved.

Also known as
Effik Brand of Ethinyl Estradiol · Estinyl · Estradiol, Ethinyl · Estradiol, Ethynyl · Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

2DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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2Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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16Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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1Route of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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