Archive for the ‘Women's Health’ Category
Medroxyprogesterone (Generic Provera)
Medroxyprogesterone (Generic Provera®) is derived from the female hormone progesterone, a class of medications called progestins, which regulates menstruation and ovulation. It works by stopping the growth of the lining of the uterus and by causing the uterus to produce certain hormones. You may be given this if your menstrual periods have stopped or a female hormone imbalance is causing your uterus to bleed abnormally.
Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B)
The Morning After Emergency Contraceptive pill.
Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) is a synthetic hormone, a second-generation progestin, used in birth control pills for over 35 years called emergency contraceptive pills, post-coital pills, or morning after pills. This is in the form of two levonorgestrel pills (0.75 mg in each pill) that are taken by mouth after unprotected sex. FDA has approved two products for prescription use for emergency contraception – Preven (approved in 1998) and Plan B (approved in 1999). This is the only product specifically approved and marketed in USA as an emergency contraceptive pill.
Fluconazole (Generic Diflucan)
Fluconazole (Generic Diflucan®) is an azole antifungal medication used to prevent and treat a variety of fungal and yeast infections. This medication causes holes to appear in the cell membranes, which is vital for fungal survival, which in turn essential constituents of the fungal cells can leak out. This kills the fungi and treats the infection.
Conjugated Estrogen (Generic Premarin)
Conjugated Estrogen (Generic Premarin®) is in a class of medications called hormones. It works by replacing estrogen that is normally produced by the body.
Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid, Serophene)
Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid, Serophene) is used to induce ovulation (egg production) in females who do not produce ova (eggs) but wish to become pregnant.
Tamoxifen (Generic Nolvadex)
Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer. Tamoxifen also is used to treat mastalgia and for decreasing the size and pain of gynecomastia (swelling and tenderness of the breast). Tamoxifen also may be useful in pancreatic, endometrial, and hepatocellular cancer.