Drug Profile

Choriogonadotropin alfa - Merck Serono

Alternative Names: Chorionic gonadotropin - Merck-Serono; Ovidrel; Ovitrelle; rhCG

Latest Information Update: 15 Oct 2021

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At a glance

Originator Merck Serono
Class Infertility therapies; Peptide hormones; Pituitary gonadotropins; Placental hormone vaccines; Placental hormones; Recombinant proteins
Mechanism of Action Chorionic gonadotropin stimulants; Ovarian follicle stimulants

Orphan Drug Status

Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.

No
New Molecular Entity No

Highest Development Phases

Marketed Female infertility
Discontinued Breast cancer; Hypogonadism; Male infertility

Most Recent Events

08 Jan 2007 Serono is now called Merck Serono
05 Jan 2007 Serono has been acquired by Merck KGaA
30 Oct 2003 Registered (Ovitrelle^® pre-filled syringe) for Female infertility in the European Union

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