Comparing Progesterone vs Slynd
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Prescription and OTC
Progesterone is a hormone that is used to treat conditions associated with ovulation, fertility, menstruation, menopause, or abnormal uterine bleeding. It may be used in gender-affirming therapy to... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Birth Control. Slynd may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Progesterone | More about Slynd (drospirenone) | ||||||||||||||||
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Progesterone has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 78 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Slynd has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 391 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Progesterone side effects |
View all Slynd side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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View all Progesterone prices |
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| Crinone, Cyclogest, Endometrin, First Progesterone MC10, First Progesterone MC5, Gestone, Milprosa, Prometrium |
N/A |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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1 hour |
32.5 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
Oral Formulations
Category N
Not classified
Excluding Oral Formulations See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 218 drugs are known to interact with Progesterone:
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A total of 364 drugs are known to interact with Slynd:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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November 01, 1974 |
May 23, 2019 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 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.
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Endometrin
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Prochieve
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Premarin
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Provera
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Depo Provera
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Sprintec
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Further information
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