Megestrol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Megestrol
Megestrol is used to stimulate the appetite in patients undergoing some types of chemotherapy, AIDS patients, and those with an enlarged prostate. It is a synthetic form of progesterone that is naturally occuring in the body.
Fast Facts:
- Should only be used under close physician supervision.
- Is sold under brand names of Megace and Megace ES.
- Available in tablet, suspension (liquid) and concentrated suspension.
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What is Megestrol?
- Wikipedia: Megestrol
- Healthwise (via Group Health): Megestral: How It Works
- National Cancer Institute: Definition of Megestral
What Are The Uses for Megestrol?
- WebMD: Megestrol Oral Uses
- Chemocare: What This Drug Is Used For
- ConsumerReports Health: Megestrol: Why Is This Medication Prescribed
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Megestrol?
- NIH (via MedlinePlus): What Side Effects Can This Medication Cause
- RxList: Megace Side Effects
- MedicineNet (via eMedicineHealth): Precautions
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Megestrol?
- Memorial Sloan-Keetering Cancer Center: HMB: Purported Uses| Glutamine: Purported Uses
- New Hope Medical Center: Treatments For Cancer
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Megestrol
- HealthTalk.com: Why No Love For This Cheap Breast Cancer Drug?
- Yahoo! Answers: Has Anyone Taken Megestrol Acetate?
- DailyStrength: Treatments: Megestrol: Megestrol Reviews
Clinical Trials for Megestrol
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Studies Involving Megestrol
- CenterWatch: List of Studies Involving Megestrol
Abuse of Megestrol
- MedicineNet: Overdose
- Cerner Multum (via Revolution Health): What Happens If I Overdose On Megestrol
- ASHP (via ConsumerReports Health): What Should I Do In Case Of Overdose
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Megestrol
- Google Scholar: List of Megestrol Articles
- PubMed Central: Archive of Megestrol Articles
- JAMA: List of Megestrol Articles
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Megestrol acetate, Megesteral, Megestril, Megase, AIDS starving, Cancer starving, Cancer appetite stimulate, AIDS appetite stimulate, Cancer weight loss, Chemo weight loss
- Last update: Sep. 4, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
