Back to top P BAC Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee responsible for listing of drugs on the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits. PBS The list of drugs making up the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits subsidised by the Commonwealth Government. During this time, symptoms of menopause may occur, disappear, and then reappear. A substance in the body that binds to progesterone. The receptor is like a lock mechanism, and progesterone is the key that fits the lock.
Progesterone only works if it binds to the progesterone receptor.
This is a synthetic form of progesterone. This class of drugs was originally developed to allow absorption by mouth for use in birth control pills. Progestin means that these medications work like progesterone in the body. A type of clinical trial in which two or more types of treatment are used on groups of patients. The decision about which patient should use which treatment is made through a randomisation procedure.