Genspec Lifesciences
Megestrol (160mg)
Megon Tablet is used to treat breast cancer and endometrial cancer, hormone-dependent cancers, and low appetite and weight loss in patients with advanced cancer or HIV.
Tablet
Megon Tablet is a progestin (female hormone) used to treat breast and endometrial cancer that are hormone-dependent. It may also be used for treating low appetite and weight loss in patients with advanced cancer or HIV. It works by affecting female hormones involved in cancer growth and causes weight gain by increasing appetite.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Megon Tablet may be taken with or without food but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
No common side effects listed.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Megon Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Megon Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Megon Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Megon Tablet is a progestin (female hormone). It works in patients with breast cancer and endometrial cancer by affecting female hormones involved in cancer growth. It causes weight gain by increasing appetite.
Megon Tablet is used to treat women with certain hormone-dependent cancers such as breast cancer and endometrial cancer. It may also be used for treating appetite and weight loss in people with advanced cancer or AIDS. You may have to take it for at least 2 months before you notice any changes in your appetite. Your doctor might do regular blood tests to check your hormones and blood sugar levels while you are taking this medicine. Do not take Megon Tablet if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.