Drug details

Lupron Depot-Ped (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)

type of Antineoplastics, GNRH Agonists

Lupron Depot-Ped (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension) is a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist used to treat children with central precocious puberty.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• weight gain,
• headache,
• mood changes,
• rash, and
• acne,
• injection site reactions (abscess, pain, swelling),
• hot flushes/sweating,
• vaginal bleeding or discharge

The following drugs are related to Lupron Depot-Ped, either as a replacement or used together:

• Vantas (histrelin acetate)
• Supprelin LA (histrelin acetate subcutaneous implant)
• Lupron Depot 11.25 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot 7.5 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot 22.5 (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension injection)
• Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Lupron Depot 3.75 mg (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Lupron Depot Pediatric (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Synarel (nafarelin acetate for central precocious puberty)
• Soltamox (tamoxifen citrate)
• Triptodur (triptorelin for extended-release injectable suspension)