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Desoxycorticosterone acetate

Desoxycorticosterone acetate

Desoxycorticosterone acetate (also known as DOCA and 11-deoxycorticosterone 21-acetate and sold under the brand names Percorten Acetate and Decosterone, among others) is a mineralocorticoid medication and a mineralocorticoid ester. It is formulated as an oil solution and is administered once daily by intramuscular injection. The medication is the C21 acetate ester of 11-deoxycorticosterone.

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  • Acetate esters
  • Corticosteroid esters
  • Diketones
  • Mineralocorticoids
  • Pregnanes
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  • Prodrugs
  • Progestogens