Androcur Contraindications

Contraindications in women: Pregnancy; Lactation; Liver diseases; Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome; History of jaundice or persistent pruritus during a previous pregnancy; History of herpes of pregnancy; Previous or existing liver tumours; Meningioma or history of meningioma; Wasting diseases; Severe chronic depression; Previous or existing thromboembolic processes; Severe diabetes with vascular changes; Sickle-cell anaemia; Hypersensitivity to any of the components of Androcur.
With regard to the cyclical combined therapy of severe signs of androgenisation, attention is also drawn to the data on contraindications contained in the product information for the progestogen-oestrogen containing preparation used in addition to Androcur.
Contraindications in men: Reduction of drive in sexual deviations: Liver diseases; Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome; Previous or existing liver tumours; Meningioma or history of meningioma; Wasting diseases; Severe chronic depression; Previous or existing thromboembolic processes; Severe diabetes with vascular changes; Sickle-cell anaemia; Hypersensitivity to any of the components of Androcur.
Inoperable carcinoma of the prostate: Liver diseases; Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome; Previous or existing liver tumours (only if these are not due to metastases from carcinoma of the prostate); Meningioma or history of meningioma; Wasting diseases (with the exception of inoperable carcinoma of the prostate); Severe chronic depression; Existing thromboembolic processes; Hypersensitivity to any of the components of Androcur.
Androcur should not be given before the conclusion of puberty since an unfavourable influence on longitudinal growth and the still unstabilised axes of endocrine function cannot be ruled out.