Zavesca

Alternative Name: Miglustat; N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ)

Description: Zavesca, a medication already approved for treating a rare genetic disorder, works as a male contraceptive for a particular strain of laboratory mouse. Exactly how Zavesca acts as a contraceptive for the mice is not known.

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  • Research on Zavesca as a male contraceptive has stopped as it was shown to not be effective in humans.

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