Danazol : Before Using - Danocrine, Cyclomen

Danazol - Systemic

Brand Names

Danocrine, Cyclomen Danazol *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For danazol, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to danazol androgens - male hormones, or anabolic steroids. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Danazol is not recommended for use during pregnancy, since it may cause a female baby to develop certain male characteristics.

Breast-feeding problem

Breast-feeding is not recommended while you are taking this drug because it may cause unwanted effects in the baby.

Use for Children

Danazol may cause male-like changes in female children and cause premature sexual development in male children. It may also slow or stop growth in any child.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of danazol in the elderly with use in other age groups, danazol has effects similar to androgens - male hormones. Androgens using in older males may increase the risk of developing prostate enlargement or cancer.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking danazol, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Anticoagulants - blood thinners Danazol may increase the effects of these medication and possibly increase the risk of severe bleeding
Tacrolimus - Prograf Danazol may increase the effects of tacrolimus by increasing the amount of that drug in the body

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of danazol. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood clotting disorders
Severe liver disease
Tumor causing by too much male hormones
Tumor on the genitals
Unusual bleeding from the vagina Danazol must not be using when these conditions exist

Porphyria This condition may be made worse

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes Danazol may increase blood glucose - sugar levels

Epilepsy
Heart disease
Kidney disease
Migraine headaches These conditions can be made worse by the fluid retention - keeping too much body water that can be causing by danazol