List of Medication

Surfing the internet, you may be confronted with a plethora of names of different medicines. The same substances may have different trade names in some countries. Conversely, the same trade names are used for totally different drugs in various countries. For instance Puregon in Europe is a trade name for recombinant FSH, whilst in India it is unpurified urinary postmenopausal FSH. Likewise Follistim in the USA is the same recombinant FSH as Puregon in Europe, whilst in India Folistim is a trade name for clomiphene citrate, a totally different drug. Sometimes the drugs are for human use, sometimes the same drugs are only meant for veterinary use. Often they are only registered in certain countries. Some drugs are only available in certain countries but for instance not allowed in the USA. This does not necessarily mean that the drugs are inferior, just that they are not approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for use in the States. That is why we created this page that will give you  a summary of different drugs in infertility. These pages will be updated on a regular basis. One has to take care; this page does not imply that the various medications are produced subject to the same stringent rules and regulations. These may vary from country to country. So the efficacy and safety of these medications may vary dependent on the various quality control under which they are produced. 

If you miss any medication in the infertility and related sector on this list, that is used in your country, please mail me! (address below) Contraceptives and related combination- preparations are not mentioned.

generic name                                 Trade names                                        

Androgens

testosterone                                     Andriol, Sustanon, Testoviron, Testoderm, Virormone
fluoxymesterone                               Halotestin
mesterolone                                     Proviron

aromatase inhibitors

Testolactone                                   Teslac

Antiandrogens

cyproteronacetate                           Androcur
nilutamide                                       Anandron
bicalutamide                                   Casodex
flutamide                                        Drogenil, Eulexin,
finasteride                                      Proscar

Antioestrogens

clomiphenecitrate                           Clofert (Ind),Clome (Ind), Clomid, Clomivid (DE), Fertomid (Ind), 
                                                     Fertyl (Ind) Folistim (Ind), Gonaphen, Omifim,  Ovofar (Ind), Ovulat (Ind),  
                                                     Pergotime (DE),Rejun (Ind), Serophene, Siphene (Ind).                                                                  

Aromatase-inhibitors

aminogluthetimide                            Orimeten

4- hydroxyandrosteendion (4-OHA)  n.a.

formestan                                        Lentaron

letrozole (CGS 20, 269)                    Femara

anastrozole  (ZN1033)                      Arimidex

Oestrogen receptor antagonists

fulvestrant                                       Faslodex
CH4894237                                      -

Oestrogen receptor modulators

Recently the term SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulators)  has been introduced.
In fact this classification is artificial and misleading: Clomiphene and even estradiol are selective estrogen receptor modulators. The term is used for the following substances:

tamoxifen                                          Nolvadex, Tamoplex
raloxifene                                        Evista

Antiprogestagens

gestrinon                                        Nemestran

mifepristone (RU 486)                      Mifégyne (Fr)

Dopamine-receptoragonists

bromocryptine (CB 154)                  Parlodel, Kirim (D)
cabergoline                                     Dostinex
quinagolide                                     Norprolac
metergolin                                       Liserdol (D)

GnRH (LHRH)

gonadoreline                                 Cryptocur, HRF, Luterelef, Orgalutrel

GnRH agonists

buserelin                                      Suprefact, Suprecur, Receptal*

goserelin                                      Zoladex

leuprorelin, leuprolide                    Lucrin (NL, Ch), Lupron (US), Enantone (D, F,I) Trenantone (D)
                                                   Procrin (ES) Prostap (UK) Leuplin, Luprolex, Tapros (Asia),
                                                   Viadur (impl)

nafarelin                                       Synarel, Synarela (D)

triptorelin                                      Decapeptyl, Trelstar (US)

GnRH antagonists

abarelix (PPI 149)                           n.a.

azaline- B                                       n.a.

cetrorelix                                         Cetrotide

FE 200486                                       n.a.

ganirelix                                          Orgalutran, Antagon (US)

teverelix                                           Antarelix (F)

degarelix                                         n.a.

Gonadotropins

Pituitary products*

Hypophysiary FSH*                          Bioscan – FSH, Follitropin-V, NIDDK-FSH, Ovagen
                                                      FSH-P, Folligon, Folltropin, ICP (NZ) PMSG, PMSG Intervet

Urinary products

HMG, human menopausal                Humegon, Pergonal, Menogon, Repronex (US) Menopur (HP)
gonadotropin (FSH:LH = 1:1)            Merional (HP) (Ch) Pergogreen (Jap) HMG Massone, Menovul (Ind),
                                                     Nugon (Ind), GMH (Ind) Gynogen (Ind), Pregnorm (Ind) Menodac
                                                     (Ind), ZyHMG (Ind) IVF-M (Ind) 

Different ratio                                   Normegon (FSH:LH= 3:1)

uFSH                                             Bravella, Endogen (Ind), Fertinex (US), Fertinorm (DE), Foligest
                                                     (Ind), Folipure (HP; Ind), Follegon, Fostimon (HP)(Ch), Fostine
                                                     (HP; Ind), Metrodin, Metrodin HP, Neofertinorm (ES), Ovitrop Ind),
                                                     Puregon (Ind)   

hCG Human Chorionic                      Pregnyl, Profasi, Choragon (D), Predalon (D) Choriomon (HP)
                                                      (Ch) Novarel, Primogonyl, Pregnesin, Follutein, Antuitrin-S, 
                                                      Stimogon (Ind), Fertigyn (Ind), Pubergen (Ind) 
                                                      Corion (Ind), Ovidac (Ind), Zy HCG (Ind), IVF-C (Ind)
Gonadotropin

Chorio Gonadotrophin                      Chorulon*, Nymfalon* (Combination with progesterone)

Recombinant products

rec FSH
follitropine a                                   Gonal- F
follitropine b                                    Puregon, Follistim (US)

rec LH                                            LHadi, Luveris

rec hCG                                          Ovidrel

Gonadotrophin- inhibitors

danazol                                          Danatrol
gestrinon                                        Nemestran

Growth Hormone/ GHRH

somatoreline                                   GHRH, Somatobiss

rec- somatotropine                          Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, Saizen, Zomacton

Insulin sensitizers

metformin                                        Glucophage

pioglitazone                                     Actos

rosiglitazone                                    Avandia

troglitazone                                     Rezulin

Oestrogens

oestradiol                                        Aerodiol (spray), Climara, Crestar* (combin.), Dermestril, 
                                                      Endomina (patch), Estraderm (patch), Estrofem, 
                                                      Meno-implant, Menorest, Oestradiol-Benzoate*, Oestrogel (creme),
                                                      Progluton (ES), Progynon (dep), Progynova, 
                                                      Sandrena, Systen, Zumenon

oestriol                                           Synapause, Ovestin, Estrace (USA)
ethinyl estradiol                               Lynoral
conjugated oestrogens                     Dagynil, Premarin
tibolon                                            Livial

Opioïd antagonists

naltrexon                                         Nalorex, Revia

Oxytocin

oxytocin                                          Syntocinon, Piton-S, Oxytocin-S*

Ocytocin antagonists

atosiban                                          Antocile, Antocin, Tractocile

Progestagens

progesterone                                   Crinone (gel), Cyclogest (UK), Endometrin, Gestone, 
                                                      Microgest (Ind), Novogest (Ind), Nymfalon*(Comb with CG), 
                                                      Orgagest (Ind),  Perlutex (DE), Progeffik (ES), Progestan, 
                                                      Progestine, Progestogel (gel),Prometrium (US), Puregest (Ind),  
                                                      Sugest (Ind), Susten (Ind), Uterogestan (D), Vageston (Ind),                                                          

dydrogesterone                               Duphaston

elcometrin (NES progestin,ST- 1435) Nestorone

hydroxyprogesterone                       Proluton, Clinofem (D)

lynestrenol                                      Orgametril, Exluton

medrogestone                                 Colpro, Colprone

medroxyprogesterone acetate           Farlutal, Provera, Depo-provera, Perlutex

norethisterone                                 Primolut

norgestomet                                    Crestar*, (Combin)

* Not for human use; veterinary applications only

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