Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Premicon. Please consult your doctor.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Premicon is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult...
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SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Premicon is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
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It is not known whether Premicon alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
UNSAFE
Premicon is probably unsafe to use in patients with kidney disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor.
UNSAFE
Premicon is probably unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Premicon 625mcg Tablet
Introduction
Premicon is a female sex hormone (estrogen). It is a part of female hormonal replacement therapy which helps in treating estrogen deficiency symptoms like hot flushes (red and warm face) and vaginal dryness.
Premicon is also used to prevent osteopor...
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Uses of Premicon
Hormone replacement therapy
Side effects of Premicon
Common
Bloating
Breast pain
Hair loss
Headache
Irregular vaginal bleeding
Nausea
Stomach cramp
Vomiting
How to use Premicon
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. Premicon may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Premicon works
Premicon is a mixture of estrogens (female sex hormone). In women who are undergoing or have attained menopause, it prevents symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings. It also prevents the bones from becoming porous and fragile (oste...
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What if you forget to take Premicon?
If you miss a dose of Premicon, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
You have been prescribed Premicon as a part of hormone replacement therapy to relieve symptoms of menopause.
It may also be used for preventing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of fractures.
Take it at the same time everyday to help you remember to take it.
Inform your doctor if you experience any unusual vaginal bleeding or spotting, abnormal vaginal discharge or vaginal discomfort while taking...
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It may increase the risk of breast cancer. Have regular breast examinations.
Stop taking this medicine and inform your doctor immediately if you notice unexplained swelling and pain in your limbs, shortness of breath,...
Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms, Atrophic Vaginitis/Kraurosis Vulvae
0.3 mg PO once daily in either continuous daily regimen or cyclic regimen (25 days...
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Contraindication
Severe liver impairment; breast carcinoma; thromboembolic disorders; CV disease; undiagnosed vag bleeding; estrogen-dependent neoplasms; hypersensitiv...
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Mode of Action
Estrogens modulate pituitary secretion of gonadotropins, leutinising hormones and follicle-stimulating hormones through -ve feedback mechanism, thus r...
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Precaution
Asthma, epilepsy, migraine; heart or kidney dysfunction; CV disease; cerebrovascular disorders; diabetes, hypercalcaemia; gall bladder disease; porphy...
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