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caproate

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caproate /cap·ro·ate/ (kap´ro-āt)
1. any salt or ester of caproic acid (hexanoic acid).
2. USAN contraction for hexanoate.

cap·ro·ate (kpr-t)
n.
A salt or ester of caproic acid.

caproate
any salt or ester of caproic acid (hexanoic acid).


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The drug, 17-alpha-hydroxy-progesterone caproate (17P), is a natural metabolic product of the female hormone progesterone.
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") issued an approvable letter to Adeza Biomedical for their candidate for prevention of recurrent preterm birth, the synthetic progestogen 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (trademarked "Gestiva").
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