Urofollitropin

Chemical formula: C₄₂H₆₅N₁₁O₁₂S₂  Molecular mass: 979.426 g/mol 

Active ingredient description

Urofollitropin contains a highly purified preparation of urinary FSH extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women. FSH stimulates ovarian follicular growth and development as well as gonadal steroid production in women who do not have primary ovarian failure.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
G03GA04 Urofollitropin G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G03 Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system → G03G Gonadotropins and other ovulation stimulants → G03GA Gonadotropins
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
BRAVELLE Powder and solvent for solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 97048-13-0
DrugBank Drug: DB00094
RxNorm Ingredient: 134404
SNOMED-CT Concept: 395920003
Urofollitropin (substance)
UNII Identifier: W9BB98U6HP
UROFOLLITROPIN

Medicines

Urofollitropin is an active ingredient of these brands:

Australia (AU)

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Austria (AT)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Croatia (HR)

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Cyprus (CY)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Ecuador (EC)

  • BRAVELLE
  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • (combination) MERIONAL as Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Estonia (EE)

  • BRAVELLE

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • (combination) MERIONAL as Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Finland (FI)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

France (FR)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Ireland (IE)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Israel (IL)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Netherlands (NL)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

New Zealand (NZ)

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Poland (PL)

  • BRAVELLE
  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)

Romania (RO)

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

  • BRAVELLE
  • FOSTIMON
  • METRODIN

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIONAL as Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIONAL as Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Turkey (TR)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

United Kingdom (UK)

  • FOSTIMON

  • (combination) MENOPUR as FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
  • (combination) MERIOFERT as Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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