Indication:
Protein synthesis disorders, cachexia diverse genesis; trauma, burns, pre- and postoperative periods after infectious diseases and radiation; renal and adrenal failure, toxic goiter, muscular dystrophy, osteoporosis, negative nitrogen balance in the corticosteroid therapy, hypo and aplastic anemia.
It is used as an adjunct in the treatment of tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, asthma, hepatitis.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to the drug, prostate cancer, breast cancer in men, breast carcinoma in women with hypercalcemia, CPI, severe atherosclerosis, hepatic and renal function, acute and chronic prostatitis, pregnancy and lactation
Administration:
Deep intramuscular injection.
Adults - initial dose 10-20 mg / day. The maintenance dose is 5-10 mg / day.
Treatment is carried out on the background of a diet rich in protein.
Precautions:
From the first signs of virilization of patients (deepening of the voice, hirsutism, acne, clitoromegaly) administration must be discontinued to avoid unavoidable changes. A systematic control of lipidemic and cholesterol need to be done.
Side effects:
Women - virilization symptoms, inhibition of ovarian function, menstrual disorders, hypercalcemia.
Men: in the prepubertal period - virilization symptoms, skin hyperpigmentation idiopathic withholding or growth suppression (calcification of epiphyseal zones responsible for tubular bones growth); during postpuberty - bladder irritation, gynecomastia, priapism; in the elderly - hypertrophy and / or prostatic carcinoma.
In men and women - the progression of atherosclerosis, peripheral edema, impaired liver function with jaundice, changes in blood count, bone pain sockets, hypo-coagulation with a tendency to hemorrhage.
Overdosage:
Call for emergency help if an overdose situation happened.
