Megace Compared to Alternatives
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Prescribed for AIDS Related Wasting. Megace may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Nausea/Vomiting - Chemotherapy Induced, AIDS Related Wasting, Anorexia. Marinol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for AIDS Related Wasting, Cachexia. Serostim may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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AIDS Related Wasting
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Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
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N/A For Endometrial Hyperplasia: Took 20mgs. of Megase for 4 months then 10mgs. for another 3 months and had NO side effects whatsoever. (I actually managed to lose some weight while taking this medicine.) It took some time for my complex hyperplasia without atypia to clear up, but my latest biopsy was clear from all hyperplasias and now on a regime of 10mgs. of Provera and will go back for a follow up in another 2 months. (I was actually kind of worried to change to Provera as I did so well and had no negative side effects while taking the Megace.) |
8.5
For Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced: My Doctor prescribed Marinol after I had adverse reactions to most antiemetics given to me during chemotherapy. Converting from IV to oral cytotoxins, nausea made my quality of life poor. Marinol made such a positive change for me. Taking between 2.5 and 5 mgs, there is only about 20 minutes of silliness, which my family welcomes, then relief from vomiting for 6 to 8 hours. It has been a life saver for me and for my family. For Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced: My husband has chemo induced weight loss, he weighed 117lbs two months ago, and now he weighs 131lbs and it helps with nausea somewhat. He takes two 10 mg capsules daily. |
5.0
For AIDS Related Wasting: Serostim worked for 12 years but does not seem to help now. |
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Side Effects |
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See the full Megace side effects document. |
See the full Marinol side effects document. |
See the full Serostim side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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Generic Availability |
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| Other megestrol brands include: Megace ES | Other dronabinol brands include: Syndros | Other somatropin brands include: Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, Norditropin FlexPro, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Zomacton, Zorbtive View more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
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CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Multiple
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions |
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A total of 116 drugs are known to interact with Megace:
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A total of 238 drugs are known to interact with Marinol:
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A total of 217 drugs are known to interact with Serostim:
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No results found - however, this does not necessarily mean no warnings exist. Always consult with your doctor or pharmacist. |
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No results found - however, this does not necessarily mean no warnings exist. Always consult with your doctor or pharmacist. |
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First Approval Date |
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September 10, 1993 |
May 31, 1985 |
August 23, 1996 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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More Information |
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Related Treatment Guide |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.
For Endometrial Hyperplasia: I took this after I had surgery on my ovaries. It gave me bad insomnia, hot flashes and really bad weight gain. Once I was off of it I was ok. I am once again on Megace for Hyperplasia and I am experiencing hot flashes and weight gain once again, but now within the month that I have been taking it my blood sugar is going up and I am fatigued all the time.