Oestradiol VALERATE

Indications & Dose:

HRT for menopausal symptoms due to oestrogen deficiency, postmeno pausal osteoporosis and clinical conditions requiring natural oestradiol (E2) replacement including primary ovarian failure, hyperandrogenism in females.

DOSE

Adult: One tab once a day for 21 days.

Child: Not recommended.

Contraindications:

Pregnancy carcinoma of endometrium, carcinoma of breast, hepatic damage, thromboembolic disorder, thrombosis, endometriosis, vaginal bleeding of unknown cause.

Side Effects:

Nausea, vomiting, weight gain, breast tenderness & enlargement, jaundice, rashes ,withdrawl bleeding. Pruritus, exan-thema, thrombophlebitis, local skin irritation. 

Cautions:

Hypertension, myocardial or renal disease, asthma, varicose vein, epilepsy, fibromyometa. 

Precautions:

Epilepsy, migraine, cardiac failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, fibrocystic disease of breast, hepatic and renal dysfunction.

BREAST-FEEDING: Use with caution. 

Interaction:

Drugs

Same as ethinyl estradiol

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