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KLIOGEST

Generic name not specified · by NOVO NORDISK

OESTROGENS Oestrogen/Progestogen NOVO NORDISK

Composition

Tab: Norethisterone 10 mg, ethinyloestradiol 0.02 mg.

Indications & Dosage

Secondary amenorrhoea: Adults (female): After excluding the existence of pregnancy, 1 tab on two consecutive days.

Contraindications

Pregnancy.

Precautions

Hypertension, myocardial or renal disease, asthma, varicose veins, epilepsy, chloasma, uterine fibromyomata. Examine BP pelvic organs & breasts before & regularly during treatment.Treatment should not be carried out until at least 8 weeks have elapsed since the last menstruation and the existence of pregnancy has been ruled out

Interactions

Diuretics, antihypertensives, liver enzyme inducing drugs.

Side Effects

Nausea, vomiting, weight gain, breast tenderness & enlargement, withdrawal bleeding, sodium retention with oedema, liver function disorders, jaundice, rashes, chloasma, headache, endometrial carcinoma in postmeno-pausal women.