MEGACE

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug MEGACE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Megestrol
UNII TJ2M0FR8ES - MEGESTROL ACETATE

Megestrol possesses pharmacological properties similar to those of natural progesterone. Megestrol acetate is a potent progestogen that exerts significant anti-oestrogenic effects. It has no androgenic or oestrogenic properties.

Read about Megestrol

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
MEGACE Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
L02AB01 Megestrol L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L02 Endocrine therapy → L02A Hormones and related agents → L02AB Progestogens
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 67448384
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 144902, 27007
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 33453, 33472, 33575, 33579, 62896
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 027597020
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1003571, 1069901, 1078642, 1079763, 1079990
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100088894
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 06701P
Country: TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament Identifier(s): 5253081H
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8699525016713

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