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.[1][2] It is formulated as an oil solution and is administered once daily by intramuscular injection.[3] The medication is the C21 acetate ester of 11-deoxycorticosterone.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 665–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ a b Swiss Pharmaceutical Society (2000). Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
  3. ^ Chien YW (1981). "Long-acting parenteral drug formulations". J Parenter Sci Technol. 35 (3): 106–39. PMID 6113276.



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