Ethinylestradiol/megestrol acetate
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ethinylestradiol-megestrol-acetate-195-10500384
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Ethinylestradiol/megestrol acetate
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Ethinylestradiol/megestrol acetate (EE/MGA), sold under the brand name Volidan among others, was a combination of ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen, and megestrol acetate (MGA), a progestin, which was used as a birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in women. It was taken by mouth and contained 50 to 100 μg EE and 1 to 5 mg MGA per tablet. MGA-containing birth control pills were withdrawn after reports in the early 1970s of a high incidence of venous thromboembolism in association with the pre
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Combination drug
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethinylestradiol/megestrol_acetate
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2023-01-24T16:31:17Z
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