Progesterone
Overview
Progesterone is a sex hormone, also called as pregnancy hormone. It mainly acts on uterus in sequence with oestrogen, to prepare the endometrium (inner wall of uterus) to receive the fertilized ovum. Progesterone is used in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding, breast and uterine cancers, used for contraception and to treat amenorrhea.
Categories
- 18 Hormones and other endocrine drugs and contraceptives
Primary Characterstics
Indications
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Pharmacokinetics
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Contraindications
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Side Effects
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Dosage
Progesterone's dosage details are as follows:
| Dose
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Single Dose
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Frequency
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Route
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Instructions
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Adult Dosage
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| 25 to 100 mg | 62 (62.5) | 24 hourly | IM | |
| 2.86 to 5.71 mg/ kg | 4.3 (4.285) | 24 hourly | Penetration | |
Paedriatic Dosage (20kg)
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| | | | Not Recommended in this Age Group |
Neonatal Dosage (3kg)
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| | | | Not recommended in this age group |
High Risk Groups
Drug should not be given to Paediatrics, Geriatrics, and Neonates.
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
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Warning / Precautions
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Storage Conditions
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Interference in Pathology
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Brands / Trade Names of
Progesterone
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