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Prometrium Drug Center
Pharmacy Editor: Eni Williams, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Prometrium (progesterone) is a medication that belongs to the drug class, progestin. Prometrium is available as a generic drug, and is prescribed for the prevention of endometrial hyperplasia in nonhysterectomized postmenopausal women receiving conjugated estrogens tablets and also for secondary amenorrhea. Common side effects of Prometrium include dizziness, abdominal pain (cramping), headache, breast pain, musculoskeletal pain, viral infection, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, and irritability.
Prometrium dose depends on the condition that is being treated. Drug interactions include inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4 (for example, ketoconazole), colchicine, dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa), silodosin (Rapaflo) and aminoglutethimide (Cytadren). There are no adequate studies of Prometrium in pregnant women and Prometrium found in breast milk.
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Prometrium Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
PROMETRIUM Capsules are indicated for use in the prevention of endometrial hyperplasia in nonhysterectomized postmenopausal women who are receiving conjugated estrogens tablets. They are also indicated for use in secondary amenorrhea.
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Prometrium Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
- sudden headache, confusion, pain behind the eyes, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
- fast or pounding heartbeats;
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, g...
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What is Consumer information?
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Prometrium Consumer Information: Uses
Progesterone is a type of female hormone (progestin). This medication is similar to the progesterone that your body naturally makes and is given to replace the hormone when your body is not making enough of it. In women who are not pregnant and not going through menopause, this medication is used to restore normal menstrual periods that have stopped for several months (amenorrhea).
Progesterone is also used as part of combination hormone replacement therapy with estrogens to reduce menopause symptoms (e.g., hot flashes). Progesterone is added to estrogen replacement therapy to reduce the ri...
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