abstract |
A process is described for the preparation of drospirenone, a synthetic steroid with progestogenic, antimineralocorticoid and antiandrogenic activity, useful for preparing pharmaceutical compositions with contraceptive action by the oxidation of 17α-(3-hydroxypropyl)-6β,7β,15β, 16β-dimethylene-5β-androstane-3β,5,17β-triol. |