Synthetic androgens with higher anabolic and lower androgenic activity. Catabolic states. Renal insufficiency. Osteoporosis. Suboptimal growth in boys. Hypoplastic, haemolytic and malignancy associated anaemia. To enhance physical ability in atheletes. Metastatic breast cancer.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Prostatic or breast carcinoma (male). Liver disease, nephrosis, porphyria. Infants, pregnancy and lactation. Patients who may be adversely affected by fluid retention - such as CHF, epilepsy, migraine.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Diabetic patients. Hepatic impairment. Elderly. Discontinue if signs of virilisation in women occur.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?