Drug details
Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets)
type of Progestins
Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is a form of the female hormone progesterone used to treat secondary amenorrhea; abnormal bleeding from the uterus due to hormonal imbalance and not due to fibroids, or cancer; and to prevent endometrial hyperplasia in postmenopausal women who have not undergone a hysterectomy and are receiving conjugated estrogens. Provera is used for contraception and for treating endometrial or renal cancer. A generic version of Provera is available.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- itching,
- skin rash,
- fever,
- stomach pain,
- hives,
- changes in appetite,
- vaginal itching or discharge,
- bloating,
- loss of scalp hair,
- changes in menstrual periods,
- increased acne,
- breast tenderness or discharge,
- hair growth,
- spotting or break-through bleeding,
- increased or decreased weight,
- sleep problems (insomnia), and
- jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), or
- skin color changes.
The following drugs are related to Provera, either as a replacement or used together:
- Actonel (risedronate sodium)
- Amabelz (estradiol and norethindrone acetate tablets)
- Cenestin (synthetic conjugated estrogens)
- Premarin (conjugated estrogens)
- Prolia (denosumab injection)
- Safyral (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol/levomefolate calcium tablets and levomefolate)
- Estratest (esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone)
- Estrace (estradiol)
- Estraderm (estradiol transdermal)
- EstroGel (estradiol gel)
- Estring (estradiol vaginal ring)
- Ogen (estropipate)
- Evista (raloxifene)