▁significant ▁relief ▁in ▁young ▁women ▁with ▁menor rh ag ia ▁in ▁a ▁study , ▁and , ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁ad verse ▁effects , ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁treatment . ▁Dan az ol ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁system ic ▁l up us ▁er yth em atos us . ▁ ▁Av ailable ▁forms ▁Dan az ol ▁comes ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0   m g ▁or al ▁caps ules . ▁It ▁is ▁taken ▁at ▁a ▁do se ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 0   m g ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁times ▁per ▁day , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 0   m g ▁per ▁day ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁indic ation . ▁ ▁Cont ra ind ic ations ▁Dan az ol ▁is ▁contra ind ic ated ▁during ▁pre gn ancy ▁because ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁vir il ize ▁female ▁fet uses . ▁Women ▁taking ▁dan az ol ▁should ▁practice ▁effective ▁contra ception ▁to ▁prevent ▁pre gn ancy ▁if ▁sex ually ▁active . ▁ ▁Since ▁dan az ol ▁is ▁met abol ized ▁by ▁the ▁li ver , ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁patients ▁with ▁li ver ▁disease , ▁and ▁in ▁patients ▁receiving ▁long - term ▁ther apy , ▁li ver ▁function ▁must ▁be ▁monitor ed ▁on ▁a ▁periodic ▁basis . ▁ ▁Side ▁effects ▁ ▁And ro gen ic ▁side ▁effects ▁are ▁of ▁concern ,