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. 1999 Nov;28(5):380-2.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199911)28:5<380::aid-ppul11>3.0.co;2-a.

Treatment of anorexia and weight loss with megestrol acetate in patients with cystic fibrosis

S Z Nasr  1 , M E Hurwitz, R W Brown, M Elghoroury, D Rosen
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Treatment of anorexia and weight loss with megestrol acetate in patients with cystic fibrosis

S Z Nasr et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1999 Nov.
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Abstract

Four patients with severe cystic fibrosis lung disease, anorexia and weight loss, received Megestrol Acetate (MA), as an appetite stimulant. The initial dose was 400-800 mg daily and was continued for 6-15 months. Appetite was improved, with significant weight gain in all patients and an increase in their weight for age percentile from <5% at the start of the study to approximately the 25(th) percentile after 6 months of use and improvement in quality of life. One patient discontinued MA after 6 months, and subsequently appetite and weight were depressed.

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