Thursday, January 29, 2015

Proluton

Question: What is proluton?
Answer: Proluton is the trade name of hydroxyprogesterone caproate which is the progesterone hormone.
Indications are:
-  Prevent habitual and imminent abortion.
-  For case that can not be pregnant naturally. (Infertility due to the growth of the corpus luteum deficiency)

-  To treat primary and secondary amenorrhea.

References:
- Hydroxyprogesterone caproate. In: DRUGDEX System [database on the internet]. Ann Arbor (MI): Truven Health Analytics; 2014. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.

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