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Dulaglutide, sold under the brand name Trulicity among others, [8] is a medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in combination with diet and exercise. [9] [10] It is also approved in the United States for the reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes who have established cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors.
1–5 mg/day Dutasteride: Avodart: 5αR inhibitor: Oral: 0.25–0.5 mg/day Progesterone: Prometrium [c] Progestogen: Oral: 100–400 mg/day Medroxyprogesterone acetate: Provera: Progestogen: Oral: 2.5–40 mg/day Depo-Provera: Progestogen: IM: 150 mg every 3 mos: Depo-SubQ Provera 104: Progestogen: SC: 104 mg every 3 mos Hydroxyprogesterone ...
Description: Relative potencies of orally administered antiandrogens in antagonizing 0.8 to 1.0 mg/kg s.c. Tooltip subcutaneous injection testosterone propionate-induced ventral prostate weight increase in castrated immature male rats. Higher values mean greater potency. Sources: See template.
Drugs used in diabetes treat types of diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood.With the exception of insulin, most GLP-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pramlintide, all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents.
Reactions at the injection site are also common, especially with shorter-acting drugs. [ 29 ] Human trials and meta-analyses have found no association between the drugs and pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer , but some case reports of pancreatitis have emerged in postmarketing reports, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists ...
Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals ...
Estradiol cypionate (EC), sold under the brand name Depo-Estradiol among others, is an estrogen medication which is used in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low estrogen levels in women, in hormone therapy for trans women, and in hormonal birth control for women. [14] [8] [15] [16] It is given by injection into muscle once every 1 to ...
In transgender women, estradiol valerate given by intramuscular injection is usually used at a dosage of 5 to 20 mg, but up to 30 to 40 mg, once every 2 weeks. [30] [31] [29] Estradiol valerate has also been used at a dose of 10 to 40 mg by intramuscular injection to limit bleeding in women with hemorrhage due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding.