OvoControl
Description: A modified version of a drug currently approved as an anti-protozoal and contraceptive for avians that may alter sperm receptor proteins.
Product Details
User: Female
Hormonal: No
Delivery Method: Oral
Duration Type: Short-acting
Regimen: - daily
- daily
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API): - nicarbazin
- nicarbazin
Multipurpose Preventive Technology (MPT): No
Status Details
Developer: Innolytics LLC
Project Phase: Discovery and Early Development
Development Stage: Lead Optimization
Active Development: No
Status Details: - Testing was done in rats. As in birds, the rat ovaries collected 4,4A-dinitrocarbanilide (DNC), the bioactive moiety in nicarbazin. However, contraceptive effectiveness in mammals could not be confirmed. Innolytics is not currently pursuing further work on OvoControl as a contraceptive in humans.
- Testing was done in rats. As in birds, the rat ovaries collected 4,4A-dinitrocarbanilide (DNC), the bioactive moiety in nicarbazin. However, contraceptive effectiveness in mammals could not be confirmed. Innolytics is not currently pursuing further work on OvoControl as a contraceptive in humans.
Additional Information
References: Innolytics, LLC website: https://ovocontrol.com/
Innolytics, LLC website: https://ovocontrol.com/