Cyproteron TAD 50mg Tabletten 50 Stk.

Cyproterone acetate belongs to a group of drugs called antiandrogens. This means that it suppresses the action of male sex hormones (androgens). It also reduces the amount of male sex hormones produced by the body.
The medicine is applied.
For men:
to relieve symptoms of prostate cancer if secondary tumors have formed and if treatment with other drugs that reduce the level of androgens in the body (LHRH-like substances) or surgical removal of the tumor is unsuccessful, impossible or undesirable.
for the treatment of symptoms (redness of the skin) that may occur in men as a result of hormonal treatment with substances similar to LHRH.
to treat hot flashes that may occur while being treated with other prostate cancer medications or after surgical castration in men.
to control libido in adult men with increased sexual desire (hypersexuality) and/or altered sexual desire.
For women:
for the treatment of severe symptoms of masculinization in women (such as unwanted hair growth, alopecia, acne).
The medicine cannot be taken
if you have a hypersensitivity (allergy) to cyproterone acetate or any other ingredient of the tablets.
in severely weakened physical condition (does not apply to prostate cancer).
for liver diseases, for example Dubin-Johnson syndrome (a hereditary disease characterized by mild jaundice throughout life), Rotor syndrome (jaundice that occurs in childhood, caused by impaired bile secretion).
in case of previous or existing liver tumors (only if they are not caused by secondary tumors of prostate cancer).
if you have severe depression that you have been suffering from for several months.
if you have a blood clot (thrombosis) or have had this happen to you in the past.
in severe diabetes.
if changes in red blood cells are observed (sickle cell anemia).
If you have been diagnosed with meningioma (usually a benign tumor of the meninges). Ask your doctor if you are unsure.
in women who had jaundice, persistent itching or herpes during a previous pregnancy.
during pregnancy and lactation.
before the end of puberty.