MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE (Depo-Provera® - 150mg, Sayana Press® - 104mg)
Clinical Indication
Parenteral progestogen-only contraception
Comments
Depo-Provera® – 150mg, administered every 12 weeks
Sayana Press® – 104mg may be self-administered every 13 weeks if appropriate; lower dose potentially fewer side effects
Date of classification
September 2025
Green
Medicines which could be started in any health care setting and do not require oversight by a specialist and which primary care would have full responsibility for prescribing and monitoring.