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Prempro - Side Effects & Drug Interactions

[Conjugated Estrogens/Medroxyprogesterone]



2. Breasts

Tenderness, enlargement, pain, nipple discharge, galactorrhea, fibrocystic breast changes, breast cancer.


3. Cardiovascular

Deep and superficial venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis, myocardial infarction, stroke, increase in blood pressure.


4. Gastrointestinal

Nausea, cholestatic jaundice, changes in appetite, vomiting, abdominal cramps, bloating, increased incidence of gallbladder disease, pancreatitis, enlargement of hepatic hemangiomas.


5. Skin

Chloasma or melasma that may persist when drug is discontinued, erythema multiforme, erythema nodosum, hemorrhagic eruption, loss of scalp hair, hirsutism, itching, urticaria, pruritus, generalized rash, rash (allergic) with and without pruritus, acne.


6. Eyes

Neuro-ocular lesions, e. g., retinal vascular thrombosis and optic neuritis, steepening of corneal curvature, intolerance of contact lenses.


7. Central Nervous System (CNS)

Headache, dizziness, mental depression, mood disturbances, anxiety, irritability, nervousness, migraine, chorea, insomnia, somnolence, exacerbation of epilepsy, dementia.

8. Miscellaneous

Increase or decrease in weight, edema, changes in libido, fatigue, backache, reduced carbohydrate tolerance, aggravation of porphyria, pyrexia, urticaria, angioedema, anaphylactoid/ anaphylactic reactions, hypocalcemia, exacerbation of asthma, increased triglycerides.
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