Drug details
Firmagon (degarelix for injection)
type of Antineoplastics, Antiandrogen, Antiandrogens
Firmagon (degarelix) is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist used to treat advanced prostate cancer.
The drug is often used to treat Prostate cancer .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- constipation.
- nausea,
- headache,
- dizziness,
- weakness,
- fever,
- chills,
- low blood pressure,
- tiredness,
- weight gain,
- insomnia,
- increased sweating,
- fatigue,
- injection site reactions (pain, redness, swelling, and a hard lump),
- hot flashes (flushing),
- night sweats,
- back or joint pain,
- urinary tract infection, and
The following drugs are related to Firmagon, either as a replacement or used together:
- Casodex (bicalutamide)
- Docefrez (docetaxel)
- Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
- Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
- Zoladex 3.6 (goserelin acetate implant)
- Lutrate Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
- Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant)
- Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
- Pluvicto (lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan)
- Nilandron (nilutamide tablets)
- Trelstar Depot (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
- Trelstar LA (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)