Estradiol benzoate/estradiol valerate/norethisterone acetate/testosterone enanthate
{{Short description|Combination drug}}
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| drug_name = EB/EV/NETA/TE
| component1 = Estradiol benzoate
| class1 = Estrogen
| component2 = Estradiol valerate
| class2 = Estrogen
| component3 = Norethisterone acetate
| class3 = Progestin
| component4 = Testosterone enanthate
| class4 = Androgen; Anabolic steroid
| tradename = Ablacton
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| routes_of_administration = Intramuscular injection
| CAS_number = 64115-79-3
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| PubChem = 191721
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| ChemSpiderID = 166460
| synonyms = EB/EV/NETA/TE
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Estradiol benzoate/estradiol valerate/norethisterone acetate/testosterone enanthate (EB/EV/NETA/TE), sold under the brand name Ablacton, is an injectable combination medication of estradiol benzoate (EB), an estrogen, estradiol valerate (EV), an estrogen, norethisterone acetate (NETA), a progestin, and testosterone enanthate (TE), an androgen/anabolic steroid, which has been used to suppress lactation in women.{{cite book| vauthors = Labhart A |title=Clinical Endocrinology: Theory and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DAgJCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA696|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-642-96158-8|pages=696–}}{{cite book| vauthors = Sulman FG |title=Hypothalamic Control of Lactation: Monographs on Endocrinology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pMXaAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|date=22 October 2013|publisher=Elsevier Science|isbn=978-1-4831-9303-8|pages=184–}}{{cite book | vauthors = Ufer J | title = Hormontherapie in der Frauenheilkunde: Grundlagen und Praxis | trans-title = Hormone Therapy in Gynecology: Principles and Practice | edition = 5 | language = de | date = 1 January 1978 | isbn = 978-3110066647 | oclc = 924728827 | publisher = de Gruyter }}{{cite book|title=Drugs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4BNAQAAIAAJ|year=1975|publisher=S. Karger|quote=5.5.4 Oestradiol valerate + Benzoate/Testosterone Enanthate/Norethisterone Acetate (Ablacton). This product contains oestradiol benzoate 5mg, oestradiol valerate 8mg, norethisterone acetate 20mg and testosterone enanthate 180mg in a 1ml oily solution. It is injected intramuscularly.|page=128}} It contains 5 mg EB, 8 mg EV, 20 mg NETA, and 180 mg TE in oil solution and is provided in the form of ampoules. It is given as a single intramuscular injection following childbirth. The medication was manufactured by Schering and was previously marketed in Italy and Spain, but is no longer available.{{cite web | url = https://www.drugs.com/international/ablacton.html | title = Ablacton | work = Drugs.com }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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