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toxicities
Question | Answer |
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Danazol | weight gain, edema, acne, hirsutism, masculinization, decreased HDL levels |
sildenafil, vardenafil | HA, flushing, dyspepsia, impaired blue green color vision. |
heavy bleeding, GI effects, abdominal pain | mifepristone |
increased risk of endometrial cancer | HRT |
danazol mech | synthetic androgen that acts as partial agonist at androgen receptors |
danazol use | endometriosis and hereditary angioedema |
tamsulosin m | alpha antagonist used for BPH by inhibiting smooth muscle contraction |
ritodrine | beta 2 agonists that relax the uterus; reduce premature uterine contractions |
terbutaline | beta 2 agonists that relax the uterus; reduce premature uterine contractions |
mifepristone m | competitive inhibitor of progestins at progestone receptor |
mifepristone u | terminate pregnancy. Administered with misoprostol (PGE1) |
progestins m | bind progesterone receptors, reduce growth, and increase vascularization of endometrium |
progestins u | OCP, tx endometrial cancer and abnormal uterine bleeding |
anastrozole/exemestane | aromatase inhibitor used in postmenopausal women with breast cancer |
leuprolide | GnRH analog with agonist properties when used in pulsatile fashion; atagonist properties when used in continuous fashion (downregulates GnRH receptor in pituitary -> decreased FSH/LH) |
leuprolide use | infertility (pulsatile), prostate cancer (continuous - use with flutamide), uterine fibroids |