Pharm One-Liners Flashcards
Its use can increase risk of endometrial and breast cancer, cause postmenopausal uterine bleeding, but can stabilize bone mineral loss
Estrogen
Antiestrogen drugs used for treatment of infertility in anovulatory women
Clomiphene
Selective estrogen receptor modulator most commonly used for the treatment of breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Selective estrogen receptor modulator used for prevention of osteoporosis and invasive breast cancer
Raloxifene
Common side effect of tamoxifen and clomiphene
Hot flashes
Two estradiol derivatives with higher oral bioavailability and longer half-lives that are primarily used as oral contraceptives
Ethinyl estradiol and mestranol
Androgen receptor agonist used to treat hypogonadism and promote secondary sex characteristics
Testosterone
5 alpha-reductase inhibitor used for benign prostatic hyperplasia and male pattern baldness
Finasteride
Partial androgen agonist used for endometriosis and hereditary angioedema
Danazol
Androgen receptor antagonist used to treat prostate cancer
Flutamide
Androgen receptor antagonist used for hirsutism in females
Cyproterone