Davis's Drug Guide
megestrol
General
High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.
**BEERS Drug**
Pronunciation:
me-jess-trole
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- Megace
Ther. Class.
Pharm. Class.
progestins
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Megestrol." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51471/6/megestrol.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Megestrol. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51471/6/megestrol. Accessed June 26, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Megestrol. In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51471/6/megestrol
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Megestrol [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 26]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51471/6/megestrol.
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