Premarin Vaginal Cream is a prescription medication that helps relieve vaginal dryness due to menopause. This eMedTV page offers an overview of this product, including information on how it works, potential side effects, and dosing tips.
Some of the common Premarin Vaginal Cream side effects include nausea, headaches, and breast tenderness. This eMedTV Web page highlights other side effects of the medication and describes which side effects may require medical attention.
This eMedTV resource outlines several Premarin Vaginal Cream uses, such as treating vaginal dryness and itching that occur due to menopause. This page also explains how Premarin Vaginal Cream works to increase estrogen levels.
This eMedTV article explains that the recommended Premarin Vaginal Cream dosage is based on several factors, such as how you respond to the medication. The standard recommended dose is 0.5 grams to 2 grams applied vaginally once daily.
If you take other medications along with Premarin Vaginal Cream, drug interactions can occur. This eMedTV segment lists the medications that may interact with Premarin Vaginal Cream and describes the possible problems these interactions can cause.
You should not use Premarin Vaginal Cream if you have liver disease or a history of breast cancer. This eMedTV page examines several other Premarin Vaginal Cream warnings and precautions, such as what to tell your doctor before using this medication.
This eMedTV page explains that an overdose of Premarin Vaginal Cream (conjugated estrogens vaginal cream) may cause vomiting, stomach pain, and drowsiness. This page also describes what to do in the case of a Premarin Vaginal Cream overdose.
This eMedTV page explains why it is generally recommended that women not use Premarin Vaginal Cream (conjugated estrogens vaginal cream) during pregnancy. Premarin Vaginal Cream is considered a Category X drug and may cause problems for the fetus.
This eMedTV page explains that it is typically not recommended for women to use Premarin Vaginal Cream (conjugated estrogens vaginal cream) while breastfeeding. Premarin Vaginal Cream does pass through breast milk and can affect it.
As this eMedTV resource explains, there is no generic Premarin Vaginal Cream (conjugated estrogens vaginal cream) available, even though all the patents have expired. This page discusses why a generic Premarin Vaginal Cream may never be available.
