Megestrol acetate
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ATC Codes: None found
Side effects
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| Side effect | Data for drug | Placebo | Labels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Adrenal insufficiency | x | ||||
| Alopecia | x | x | x | ||
| Asthenia | x | x | x | ||
| Neoplasm malignant | x | ||||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | x | x | x | ||
| Infection | x | ||||
| Constipation | x | x | |||
| Cushing's syndrome | x | x | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | x | x | |||
| Diarrhoea | x | x | |||
| Dizziness | x | ||||
| Dyspnoea | x | x | x | ||
| Oedema | x | x | x | ||
| Rash | x | x | x | ||
| Flatulence | x | x | |||
| Gynaecomastia | x | ||||
| Cardiac failure | x | x | x | ||
| Hypercalcaemia | x | x | x | ||
| Hyperglycaemia | x | x | x | ||
| Hypertension | x | x | x | ||
| Hypotension | x | ||||
| Lethargy | x | x | x | ||
| Metrorrhagia | x | ||||
| Nausea | x | x | x | ||
| Pain | x | x | |||
| Pulmonary embolism | x | x | x | ||
| Stress | x | ||||
| Sweating | x | x | |||
| Thrombophlebitis | x | x | x | ||
| Pollakiuria | x | x | |||
| Urticaria | x | ||||
| Uterine haemorrhage | x | x | |||
| Vomiting | x | x | x | ||
| Weight increased | x | x | x | ||
| Mood swings | x | x | x | ||
| Glucose tolerance decreased | x | ||||
| Malaise | x | x | |||
| Increased appetite | x | x | x | ||
| Erectile dysfunction | x | x | |||
| Fluid retention | x | ||||
| Glucose tolerance impaired | x | x | x | ||
| Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency | x | ||||
| Cushingoid | x | x | |||
| Endometrial cancer | x | ||||
| Hot flush | x | x | x | ||
| Tumour flare | x | x | x | ||
Indications
Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.
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| 10% | ||
| frequent (1% to 100%) | ||
| infrequent (0.1% to 1%) | ||
| rare (<0.1%) | ||
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| 0% | ||
| no frequency information | ||
| not found on label |
