Drug details
Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
type of Antineoplastics, GNRH Agonists
Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension) is a man-made form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) used in men to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer. Lupron Depot is used in women to treat symptoms of endometriosis (overgrowth of uterine lining outside of the uterus) or uterine fibroids, and is also used to treat precocious (early-onset) puberty in both male and female children.
The drug is often used to treat Endometriosis , Prostate cancer .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- fever,
- fast heartbeats,
- numbness,
- pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
- seizure,
- sudden numbness,
- dry mouth,
- swelling,
- wheezing,
- sweating,
- weakness,
- chest pain or pressure,
- sore throat,
- skin pain,
- increased thirst,
- increased urination,
- fruity breath odor,
- muscle weakness,
- painful or difficult urination,
- rapid weight gain,
- irritableness,
- hunger,
- burning in your eyes,
- red or purple skin rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling,
- sudden chest pain or discomfort,
- dry cough,
- severe dizziness,
- sudden severe headache,
- bone pain,
- crying spells,
- loss of movement in any part of your body,
- anger,
- tingly feeling in your legs or feet,
- loss of bowel or bladder control,
- sudden severe headache, and
- slurred speech
- problems with your eyes or vision,
- mood or behavior,
- pain or unusual sensations in your back,
- loss of use,
- weakness (especially on one side of your body),
The following drugs are related to Lupron Depot, either as a replacement or used together:
- Plenaxis (abarelix)
- Zytiga (abiraterone acetate tablets)
- Alkeran (melphalan)
- Axumin (fluciclovine f 18 intravenous injection)
- Camcevi (leuprolide mesylate injectable emulsion)
- Xgeva (denosumab)
- Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
- Xtandi (enzalutamide capsules)
- Fensolvi (leuprolide acetate for injectable suspension, for subcutaneous use)
- Feraheme (ferumoxytol injection)
- Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
- Zoladex 3.6 (goserelin acetate implant)
- Vantas (histrelin acetate)
- Supprelin LA (histrelin acetate subcutaneous implant)
- Locametz (kit for the preparation of gallium ga 68 aozetotide injection)
- Lupron Depot 11.25 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
- Lupron Depot 7.5 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
- Lutrate Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
- Lupron Depot-Ped (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
- Lupron Depot 22.5 (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension injection)
- Lupaneta Pack (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension; norethindrone acetate tablets)
- Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant)
- Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
- Lupron Depot 3.75 mg (leuprolide acetate injection)
- Pluvicto (lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan)
- Nilandron (nilutamide tablets)
- Xofigo (radium ra 223 dichloride)
- Trelstar (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
- Trelstar Depot (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
- Trelstar LA (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
The following supplements are related to Lupron Depot, and may be used together with the drug:
- Selenium (s.)
- Strontium (s.)