Drilldown: Medicines

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (1)

Provera (oral), Depo-Provera (IM contraceptive), Depo-SubQ Provera 104 (SC) (1)

[[:Category:Hormonal_contraceptives|Hormonal contraceptive (Depo)]] (1) · [[:Category:Progestogens|Progestin (synthetic progestogen)]] (1) · [[:Category:Sex_hormones|Sex hormone]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000F1B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F1C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F1D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F1E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F1F-QINU`"' (1)

Contraception: Depo-Provera 150 mg IM every 13 weeks; Depo-SubQ 104 mg SC every 12-13 weeks; oral cycling: 5-10 mg PO daily ×5-10 days for amenorrhea (1)

2.5, 5, 10 mg oral tablets; Depo-Provera 150 mg/mL IM; Depo-SubQ Provera 104 mg/0.65 mL (1)

Indication-specific (1)

None · Oral · IV · topical · IM · intranasal · rectal · subcutaneous · topical ophthalmic · ophthalmic · intramuscular · intravenous · transdermal · vaginal · Subcutaneous (abdomen · sublingual · thigh · inhaled · SC · intra-articular

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Contraceptive within 24 hours if given in first 5 days of cycle; otherwise backup for 7 days (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~50 days (Depo-Provera; long depot release)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F20-QINU`"' (1)

Oral ~90%; depot IM essentially 100% over the dosing interval'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F21-QINU`"' (1)

Contraindicated in known pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries a '''Boxed Warning''' for bone mineral density loss with prolonged use (≥2 years; partially reversible after discontinuation)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F22-QINU`"' (1)