Hormone Issues: Medications

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  • Cetrorelix (injectable)

    07/29/04, Healthwise

    Talk to your doctor before using cetrorelix if you have kidney disease or any renal (kidney) problems. Cetrorelix should not be used in patients with severe renal impairment.

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  • Eplerenone

    01/25/08, Healthwise

    You also may not be able to take eplerenone if you are also taking ketoconazole (Nizoral), itraconazole (Sporanox), nefazodone, clarithromycin (Biaxin), nelfinavir (Viracept), ritonavir (Norvir, Kaletra), or troleandomycin (Tao).

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  • Follicle stimulating hormone and ganirelix (injectable kit)

    05/20/04, Healthwise

    Treatment with follicle stimulating hormone and ganirelix increases the likelihood of multiple births. Multiple births carry additional risk both for the mother and for fetuses. Discuss the risk of multiple births with your healthcare provider.

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  • Pegvisomant

    03/12/04, Healthwise

    Your doctor will want you to have blood tests and/or other medical evaluations during treatment with pegvisomant to monitor progress and side effects. It is especially important to monitor liver function and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) with re

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  • Estradiol and levonorgestrel (topical patches)

    02/27/06, Healthwise

    To be sure this medication is helping your condition, you will need to have regular physical exams every 3 to 6 months. You may also need breast mammograms. It is important that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor. Call your doctor at an

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  • Mecasermin

    09/05/08, Healthwise

    Before your child receives mecasermin, tell the doctor if your child has diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, a curved spine (scoliosis), or if the child has ever had an allergic reaction to a preservative called benzyl alcohol.

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  • Conivaptan

    04/13/07, Healthwise

    Before receiving conivaptan, tell your doctor if you have congestive heart failure, kidney disease, or liver disease.

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  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) therapy for endometriosis

    08/01/07, Healthwise

    GnRH-a therapy decreases production of the hormone estrogen to the levels women have after menopause. This decrease:

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  • Antithyroid medications for hyperthyroidism

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Antithyroid medications cause your thyroid gland to make less thyroid hormone.

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  • Hyperthyroidism - Medications

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Antithyroid medication is often used for hyperthyroidism, because it works more quickly than radioactive iodine therapy. And unlike radioactive iodine therapy, which destroys part or all of the thyroid gland depending on the dosage used,

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