Depo-Provera Flashcards by Rob Cheetham | Brainscape

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Introduction to the drug

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Form of progesterone, female hormone that prevents ovulation

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Pharmacodynamics

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## Inhibits secretion of gonadotropins which prevents ovulation and produces contraceptive effect

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Pharmacokinetics

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IM adsorption
Widely distributed
Metabolised in the liver
Excreted in the urine

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