Progynova 1mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Estradiol valerate

Available from:

Pilsco Ltd

ATC code:

G03CA03

INN (International Name):

Estradiol valerate

Dosage:

1mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 06040101; GTIN: 05060669871149

Patient Information leaflet

PIL0380.4
This medicine is available by using the above
name but it will be referred as Progynova
throughout this leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it
again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you
only. Do not pass it on to others. It may
harm them, even if their signs of illness are
the same as yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. WHAT PROGYNOVA IS AND WHAT IT IS
USED FOR
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU TAKE PROGYNOVA
MEDICAL HISTORY AND REGULAR CHECK-UPS
DO NOT TAKE PROGYNOVA
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
HRT AND CANCER
EFFECTS OF HRT ON HEART OR CIRCULATION
BLOOD CLOTS IN A VEIN (THROMBOSIS)
HEART DISEASE (HEART ATTACK)
STROKE
OTHER CONDITIONS
OTHER MEDICINES AND PROGYNOVA
LABORATORY TESTS
PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING
DRIVING AND USING MACHINES
PROGYNOVA CONTAINS LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE
AND SUCROSE
3. HOW TO TAKE PROGYNOVA
ABOUT THE PACK
WHEN TO START
IF YOU TAKE MORE PROGYNOVA THAN YOU
SHOULD
IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE PROGYNOVA
IF YOU STOP TAKING PROGYNOVA
IF YOU NEED TO HAVE SURGERY
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5. HOW TO STORE PROGYNOVA
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER
INFORMATION
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS
Progynova is a Hormone Replacement Therapy
(HRT). It contains the female hormone,
oestrogen. Your ovaries gradually make less of
this hormone as you get older and will no longer
produce it after you have been through the
menopause. Progynova can be used in peri-
and postmenopausal women.
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS USED FOR
RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS OCCURRING AFTER
MENOPAUSE
During the menopause, the amount of the
oestrogen produced by a woman’s body drops.
This can cause symptoms such as hot face,
neck and chest (“hot flushes”). Progynova
alleviates these symptoms after meno