Progesterone 100 mg Oral Capsule
RxNorm 260243
Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping
RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 260243 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: progesterone 100 mg Oral Capsule.
The following semantic concepts and normalized strings are associated with this clinical entity:
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SCDPrescribable
Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Progesterone 100 mg Oral Capsule
(Atom ID: 12338789)
FNPrescribable
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely progesterone 100 mg/1 each conventional release oral capsule (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 10316561)
PSNPrescribable
Prescribable Name (PSN):
Progesterone 100 mg Oral Capsule
(Atom ID: 6370134)
PTPrescribable
Designated preferred name (PT):
Progesterone 100 mg oral capsule
(Atom ID: 10319715)
Patient Education
Progesterone
Progesterone is used as a part of hormone replacement therapy in women who have passed menopause (the change of life) and have not had a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus). Hormone replacement therapy usually includes estrogen, which is used to treat symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of developing certain diseases. However, estrogen can also cause abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus and increase the risk of developing uterine cancer. Progesterone helps to prevent this thickening and decreases the risk of developing uterine cancer. Progesterone is also used to bring on menstruation (period) in women of childbearing age who have had normal periods and then stopped menstruating. Progesterone is in a class of medications called progestins (female hormones). It works as part of hormone replacement therapy by decreasing the amount of estrogen in the uterus. It works to bring on menstruation by replacing the natural progesterone that some women are missing.
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Progestin-Only (norethindrone) Oral Contraceptives
Progestin-only (norethindrone) oral contraceptives are used to prevent pregnancy. Progestin is a female hormone. It works by preventing the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation) and changing the cervical mucus and the lining of the uterus. Progestin-only (norethindrone) oral contraceptives are a very effective method of birth control, but they do not prevent the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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