1) Human drug metabolite
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(from the article `therapeutics`) ...than the age of 35 years who smoke cigarettes. Their risk of stroke, heart attacks, and other cardiovascular problems is greatly increased, and ...
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A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy. It is being studied in the prevention of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and in the treatment of other conditions. Levonorgestrel is a type of oral contraceptive. Also called L-norgestrel and Plan B.
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<chemical> A progestational hormone with actions similar to those of progesterone and about twice as potent as its racaemic or (+-)-isomer (norgestrel). It is used for contraception, control of menstrual disorders, and treatment of endometriosis. ... Pharmacological action: contraceptive agents, female, contraceptives, oral, synthetic, proges...
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(le´vo-nor-jes´trel) the levorotatory form of norgestrel; used in contraception, either in combination with an estrogen component as an oral contraceptive or alone as a subdermal contraceptive implant (see Norplant). It is also used alone as an oral emergency postcoital contraceptive, popularly called a “morning-after p...
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Levonorgestrel: A progestin. Named levonorgestrel because it is the levorotatory form of norgestrel. Used in combination with an estrogen as an oral contraceptive. Used alone for emergency contraceptive (in Plan B) and the treatment of menstrual disorders or endometriosis.
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