• Brand Names: Canada: Cyclomen®
• Mexican Brand Names: Ladogal;Novaprin
• Pharmacologic Category: Androgen

• It is used to treat endometriosis.
• It is used to treat fibrocystic breast disease.
• It is used to treat swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Danazol helps hormone balance.

How to take

• Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
• If you are a woman of childbearing age, take a pregnancy test before starting this drug.

Missed Dose

• Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.
• Many times this drug is taken on an as needed basis.

Storage

• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from water. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.

Warnings

• This drug may cause liver problems, blood clots, stroke, or more pressure in your brain. Closely read the part in this leaflet which lists when to call your doctor.
• Do not take this drug if you are pregnant. A pregnancy test will be done to show that you are NOT pregnant before starting this drug.
• Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control may not work to stop pregnancy. Use some other kind of birth control when taking this drug.
• If you get pregnant while taking this drug, call your doctor right away.

Avoid

• If you have an allergy to danazol or any other part of this drug.
• Tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs. Make sure to tell about the allergy and what signs you had. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
• If you have porphyria or genital bleeding.
• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
• If you are breast-feeding.

Precautions

• If you have heart disease, talk with your doctor.
• If you have high blood sugar (diabetes), you will need to watch your blood sugar closely.
• If you have kidney disease, talk with your doctor.
• If you have liver disease, talk with your doctor.
• Have your blood pressure checked often. Talk with your doctor.
• Have your blood work checked often. Talk with your doctor.
• Check all drugs you are taking with your doctor. This drug may not mix well with some other drugs.
• Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control may not work to stop pregnancy. Use some other kind of birth control while taking this drug.

Side Effects

• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over a few minutes when sitting or lying down. Be careful climbing.
• Headache.
• Upset stomach or throwing up. Many small meals, good mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Emotional ups and downs.
• Weight gain.
• Pimples (acne).
• High cholesterol level.
• Change in sex ability. This most often goes back to normal.
• Harm to the liver may rarely happen.
• Raised pressure in the brain may rarely happen.

Contact a healthcare provider

• If you think there was an overdose, call your local poison control center or ER right away.
• Signs of a very bad reaction to the drug. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; seizures; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Chest pain or pressure.
• Trouble breathing.
• Change in strength on 1 side is greater than the other, trouble speaking or thinking, change in balance, or blurred eyesight.
• Swelling or pain in the leg or arm.
• Very bad dizziness or passing out.
• Very bad headache.
• Very nervous and excitable.
• Very upset stomach or throwing up.
• Not able to eat.
• Dark urine or yellow skin or eyes.
• Feeling very tired or weak.
• Sudden change in eyesight, eye pain, or irritation.
• For women, a deep voice, facial hair, pimples, or period changes.
• Any rash.
• Health problem is not better or you are feeling worse.

General Statements

• If you have a very bad allergy, wear an allergy ID at all times.
• Do not share your drugs with others and do not take anyone else's drugs.
• Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most drugs may be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• In Canada, take any unused drugs to the pharmacy. Also, visit http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/med/disposal-defaire-eng.php#th to learn about the right way to get rid of unused drugs.
• Keep a list of all your drugs (prescription, natural products, vitamins, OTC) with you. Give this list to your doctor.
• Call your doctor for help with any side effects. If in the U.S., you may also call the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or if in Canada, you may also call Health Canada's Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with the doctor before starting any new drug, including OTC, natural products, or vitamins.

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