Choriogonadotropin alpha Other names: hCG Human chorionic gonadotropin

Active ingredient description

The principal pharmacodynamic activity in women is oocyte meiosis resumption, follicular rupture (ovulation), corpus luteum formation and production of progesterone and estradiol by the corpus luteum.

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
G03GA08 Choriogonadotropin alfa 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  
OVIDREL Solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old
OVITRELLE Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 177073-44-8
DrugBank Drug: DB00097
RxNorm Ingredient: 283550
UNII Identifier: 6413W06WR3
CHORIOGONADOTROPIN ALFA

Medicines

Choriogonadotropin alpha is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Cyprus (CY)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Finland (FI)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

France (FR)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Israel (IL)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Italy (IT)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Netherlands (NL)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Romania (RO)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Singapore (SG)

Spain (ES)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Tunisia (TN)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

Turkey (TR)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

United Kingdom (UK)

  • OVITRELLE as CHORIOGONADOTROPIN HUMAN, .ALPHA.-SUBUNIT

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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