The Megace ES difference

Megace ES is different from original formula Megace^®* in several ways.

Megace ES is better absorbed

Megace ES is absorbed into the body more quickly and more completely than original formula Megace in people who have not eaten.^†1 Megace ES can help you increase your desire to eat even if you don’t feel like eating.

You only need 1 teaspoon once daily

When you don’t feel like eating, you probably also don’t feel like taking medicine. Another benefit of Megace ES is that you only need to take 1 teaspoon (5 mL) once daily to help increase your appetite, as opposed to original formula Megace, which requires you to take 4 teaspoons (20 mL) once daily.¹

Megace ES is easy to swallow

Megace ES has a light, lemon-lime flavor and a consistency similar to whole milk, while original formula Megace has a consistency similar to Mylanta^®.^{‡ 6}

*Megestrol acetate oral suspension.

^†Clinical significance unknown. Megace ES has improved absorption over original formula Megace in people who have not eaten (the unfed state). For people who have eaten (fed condition), Megace ES and original formula Megace have similar absorption into the body. The fed condition is achieved by subjects eating a high-calorie (800-1000 calories) and high-fat (approximately 50% of total calories) meal.¹⁶

^‡Mylanta is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co.