Norethindrone

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Abortion spontaneous def x
Breast feeding def x x
Cyst def x
Dizziness def x x x x
Oedema def x
Embolism def x
Rash def x
Fallopian tube disorder def x
Headache def x x x x x
Hirsutism def x x
Hypertrophy def x
Jaundice def x
Jaundice cholestatic def x
Breast mass def x
Chloasma x
Metrorrhagia def x x x
Nausea def x x x x x
Neoplasm def x
Neuritis def x
Optic neuritis def x
Ovarian cyst def x
Pain def x
Pruritus def x
Pulmonary embolism def x
Seizures def x x
Sexually transmitted disease def x
Gastric disorder def x
Thrombosis def x
Tuberculosis def x
Urticaria def x
Venous thrombosis def x
Vomiting def x
Weight increased def x x x x
Cerebral thrombosis x
Mood swings x
Deep vein thrombosis def x
Migraine def x
High density lipoprotein decreased x
Menstruation irregular def x x x x
Immobile def x
Tenderness def x x x
Sexually active x
Breast tenderness x x x x
Spotting menstrual x
Anaphylactoid reaction x
Blindness def x
Low density lipoprotein increased x
Mass def x
Acne def x x x x x
Thromboembolic event x
Insomnia def x
Breast enlargement x
Indication Labels
Amenorrhea secondary x
Amenorrhoea def x x x
Endocrine disorder def x
Endometriosis def x
Haemorrhage def x
Leiomyoma def x
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis def x x
Neoplasm malignant def x
Nulliparous x x
Unintended pregnancy def x x
Uterine cancer def x
Uterine haemorrhage def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Codes: G03AC01, G03DC02

Legend

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. NORETHINDRONE : 9 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. NORETHINDRONE : 9 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. NORETHINDRONE / MICRONOR : 14 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  4. NORETHINDRONE / MICRONOR TABLETS 28-DAY : 21 side effects (Health Canada)
  5. NORETHINDRONE ACETATE / AYGESTIN : 30 side effects (Drugs@FDA)