Normens 5mg Tablet

✔️ Uses of Normens 5mg Tablet:

• Treatment of Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
• Treatment of Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Mastopathy
• Timing of menstruation
• Endometriosis
• Menorrhagia

✔️ Side Effects of Normens 5mg Tablet:

• Irregular bleeding.
• Heavy menstruation.
• Spotting between menstrual cycles.
• Delayed or absent menstruation.
• Stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting.
• Breast tenderness.
• Headache, dizziness.

✔️ How to use Normens 5mg Tablet:

To ensure proper use of Normens 5, follow your doctor's dosage and duration instructions. Swallow the tablet whole without crushing or chewing it. You can take it with or without food, but at the same time each day for best results.

✔️ Quick Suggestions:

• Normens 5mg Tablet is used to regulate menstrual cycles and treat various menstrual disorders, including heavy, painful periods and endometriosis.
• It may cause bleeding or spotting in between menstrual periods. Inform your doctor if this occurs frequently.
• Stop taking Normens 5 and contact your doctor immediately if you experience severe headaches, swelling in one leg, yellowing of your skin, or sudden changes in vision or hearing.

✔️ Indications of Normens 5mg Tablet:

Normens 5mg Tablet is used to treat, Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB), Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Mastopathy, Timing of menstruation, Endometriosis, and Menorrhagia.

✔️ Pharmacology

Normens 5mg tablets contain norethisterone, which has progesterone-like effects. However, its ovulation-inhibiting effects are stronger and it has less potent estrogenic and androgenic effects compared to progesterone. This medication is commonly used to treat certain menstrual cycle abnormalities. Once absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, the effects of norethisterone can last for at least 24 hours. It is excreted in urine.

✔️ Dosage & Administration of Normens 5mg Tablet

Oral (Adult)-

• Breast cancer: 40 mg daily increasing to 60 mg daily if no regression is noted.
• Contraception: 0.35 mg daily, or 0.5-1 mg daily when combined with estrogen. As acetate: 0.6 mg daily, or 1-1.5 mg daily when combined with estrogen.
• Premenstrual syndrome: 5 mg tid on days 16-25 of the cycle.
• Progestogen component of menopausal hormonal replacement therapy: 0.7 mg as a continuous daily dose. As acetate: 1 mg daily for 10-12 days of a 28-day cycle.
• Endometriosis: 10-25 mg daily continuously for 4-9 mth. As acetate: 5-15 mg daily, start at 5 mg daily and increase by 2.5 mg at 14-day intervals. Take continuously for 4-9 mth.
• Menorrhagia: 10-15 mg daily in a cyclical regimen. Usual dose: 5 mg tab for 10 days as primary treatment, subsequently 5 mg bid on days 19-26 of the cycle to prevent a recurrence. As acetate: 2.5-10 mg daily in a cyclical regimen, beginning during the assumed latter half of the cycle.
• Postponement of menstruation: 5 mg tab starting 3 days before the expected onset of menstruation.

✔️ Interaction

• Antiepileptic Medicines (e.g., phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbitone): These medications used to treat seizures may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially altering its effectiveness or causing adverse effects.
• Antibiotics (e.g., tetracyclines, co-trimoxazole, ampicillin, oxacillin): Certain antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, affecting its absorption or metabolism.
• Medicines for Tuberculosis (e.g., rifampicin, rifabutin): Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially reducing its efficacy.
• Antiviral Medicines for HIV (e.g., ritonavir, nelfinavir, efavirenz): Antiviral medications used in HIV treatment may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, affecting its metabolism or increase the risk of side effects.
• Anticancer Medicines: Medications used in cancer treatment may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially altering its effectiveness or causing adverse effects.
• Aminoglutethimide (used in Cushing’s syndrome): This medication may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, affecting its metabolism or efficacy.
• Ciclosporin (Immunosuppressants): Immunosuppressant medications like ciclosporin may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially altering its metabolism or efficacy.
• Medicines for High Blood Pressure (e.g., amlodipine, captopril, atenolol, telmisartan): Medications used to treat hypertension may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially altering its efficacy or causing adverse effects.
• St. John’s Wort: This herbal remedy used to treat depression may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, affecting its metabolism or efficacy.
• Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): NSAIDs used for pain relief may interact with Normens 5mg Tablet, potentially affecting its effectiveness or increasing the risk of side effects.

✔️ Contraindications

• Pulmonary embolism.
• Liver disease.
• Myocardial infarction (heart attack) or angina.
• Deep vein thrombosis.
• Use with caution in asthma, kidney disease, seizures, and migraine headaches.

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation:

Do not take Normens 5 if you are pregnant. Use a non-hormonal method of contraception such as condoms to prevent pregnancy while you are taking this medication, as it is not a contraceptive.

✔️ Reasons to stop taking norethisterone immediately

• New-onset migraine or unusually severe headache
• Sudden disturbances of consciousness (eg, visual or auditory disturbances)
• Signs first onset of thrombophlebitis or thrombotic symptoms, the sensation of pain and tightness in the chest
• Pending surgery (six weeks ago), immobilization (eg after an accident)
• The onset of jaundice, hepatitis, whole body itching
• Significant increase in blood pressure
• Norethisterone has the potential to influence carbohydrate metabolism. All diabetic patients should have their carbohydrate metabolism parameters checked before and during treatment.

✔️ Storage Conditions of Normens 5mg:

Store below 30°C in a cool & dry place. Keep out of reach of children.