Pallace
Meaning of Pallace: Sold under this brand name, megestrol acetate is a synthetic progestin used to stimulate appetite and to treat certain hormone sensitive cancers.
Definition of Pallace
Pallace is a brand name for megestrol acetate, a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone. It is used most often to stimulate appetite and promote weight gain in people experiencing significant, unintentional weight loss related to a serious underlying illness.
Megestrol acetate is also used, generally at a different dose, as a treatment for certain hormone sensitive cancers, including some breast and endometrial cancers, since these tumors can respond to changes in hormone levels. Its appetite stimulating effect and its hormonal cancer treatment effect are considered separate uses of the same medication.
Megestrol acetate is taken by mouth, and because it is a hormone, its use is generally reserved for situations where the expected benefit, such as improved appetite and weight in significant unintentional weight loss, outweighs its hormonal effects on the rest of the body.
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Pallace was prescribed to help address the patient's significant unintentional weight loss.
Good to know
Pallace and megestrol acetate refer to the same medication, and the drug's appetite stimulating use for weight loss is a distinct purpose from its use, generally at a different dose, in treating certain hormone sensitive cancers.