DANAZOL

Course overview

DANAZOL IS A DRUG USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS, A CONDITION IN WHICH ENDOMETRIAL CELLS GROW ON TISSUE OUTSIDE THE UTERUS, INCLUDING THE FALLOPIAN TUBES AND OVARIES. IT IS ALSO USED IN OTHER GYNECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS LIKE UTERINE FIBROIDS AND FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE AND VARIOUS HEMATOLOGICAL DISEASES SUCH AS IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT/CHRONIC REFRACTORY IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA (ITP) WHO FAILED TO RESPOND TO CORTICOSTEROIDS AND/OR OTHER TREATMENTS AND HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ACTIVITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF DANAZOL THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING RELATED TO ESSENTIAL POINTS.