Duphaston Tablets Usage And Safety
Dosage
?Dydrogesterone
Side Effects
Headache, migraine , feeling sick (nausea) , breast pain/tender breasts , painful, heavy or irregular periods , no periods or periods happening less often than normal , weight gain , rash, severe itching or hives , feeling depressed , feeling dizzy , being sick (vomiting) , low levels of red blood cells (haemolytic anaemia) , hypersensitivity reactions , your body holding onto more water than usual (fluid retention) , swelling of the breasts , feeling sleepy .
Drug Interactions
Phenobarbital, phenytoin or carbamazepine , Rifampicin, rifabutin, nevirapine, efavirenz , ritonavir or nelfinavir , insulin.
Indication
For the prevention of threatened and habitual miscarriages. Also indicate for the treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding problems and other menstrual?irregularities , Infertility due to inadequate luteal phase.
When not to Use
Do not take dyhdrogesterone if: ? You have a tumour that is made worse by progestogens (such as meningioma) ? You have irregular or unusually heavy periods that your doctor does not already know about ? You are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients of this medicine.