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Honvan Tablet

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Product introduction

Honvan Tablet is a high-dose of estrogen therapy. It is used to treat prostate cancer.

Honvan Tablet can be taken with or without food, but better to take it at a fixed time each day for better efficacy. It should be swallowed whole with the water. The dose and duration will be decided by your doctor so that you get the right amount to control your symptoms. If you have missed a dose, take it as soon as you remember it. Do not skip any dose and finish the full course of treatment. The treatment should not be stopped abruptly without consulting your doctor as this may affect the potency of this medicine.

The most common side effects of this therapy are breast enlargement, abdominal pain, and liver problems (jaundice). If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. 

Before taking this medicine, it is important to tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines for the same disease or other diseases. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should tell your doctor before taking this medicine. Your doctor may suggest you some diagnostic or laboratory tests to know the effects and side effects of this medicine on your body.

Uses of Honvan Tablet

Benefits of Honvan Tablet

In Prostate cancer

The prostate gland is a small walnut-sized gland that produces a fluid called seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperms in males. The most common symptom of prostate cancer is difficulty with urination, but sometimes there are no symptoms at all. Honvan Tablet decreases or stops the growth of cancer cells by decreasing the amount of testosterone (natural hormone in males) in men. This also relieves difficulty in passing urine and makes it easier for you to urinate.

Side effects of Honvan Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Honvan

  • Breast enlargement
  • Abdominal pain
  • Jaundice

How to use Honvan Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Honvan Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Honvan Tablet works

Prostate cancer cells need testosterone to grow. Honvan Tablet works by decreasing the amount of testosterone (natural hormone in males) in men. As a result, the spread and growth of prostate cancer stops or slows down.

Safety advice

Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Honvan Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
UNSAFE
Honvan Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Honvan Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Honvan Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Honvan Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Honvan Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

All substitutes

For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
No substitutes found for this medicine

Quick tips

  • Honvan Tablet helps in the treatment of hormone-dependent prostate cancer.
  • It shrinks the tumor thereby also improving urinary symptoms such as poor urine flow.
  • Inform your doctor if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or liver disease.

Fact Box

Chemical Class
Estrogens Derivatives
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI NEOPLASTICS
Action Class
Estrogens

Interaction with drugs

Taking Honvan with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
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Patient concerns

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I have problem of frequent urination at night. My father had same at his time.Doctor told me that I am having BPH.Also I went through PSA whose result is 1.8 increased prostate gland size is 40 which came in ultrasound report .When doctor did some test by inserting his finger in my rectal area I felt abnormal pain.doctor asked me to go for a culture test so as to check which can be the best medicine for BPH for me. Kindly suggest if it can be something else like prostate cancer.
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
May not be prostate cancer, it is only begnin enlargement of prostate.
Do i have prostrate cancer. Married but now having difficulty in having relation with wife. Penis not hard in the morning. Having problem with self spontaneous erection. Please help. God Bless.
Dr. Sanjay Singh Rai
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Not a symptom of prostate cancer
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FAQs

Q. What is Honvan Tablet and what is it used for?

Honvan Tablet tablet contains a medicine called Fosfestrol, which is a synthetic estrogen hormone. It is used in the treatment of prostate cancer in males.

Q. How and in what dose should I take Honvan Tablet?

Take this medicine as per the advice by your doctor. However, you must try to take Honvan Tablet at the same time each day, to ensure the consistent levels of the medicine in your body.

Q. What are the common side effects which I may experience while taking Honvan Tablet?

The common side effects associated with Honvan Tablet are abdominal pain, impotence, jaundice, abnormal enlargement of breasts in men (gynecomastia), and fever. If any of these side effects bother you, please consult your doctor.

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Name: Zydus Cadila
Address: Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads,Ahmedabad – 380015 Gujarat, India.
Country of origin: India

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