Drug details

Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant)

type of Antineoplastics, GNRH Agonists

Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant) is a form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH or LH-RH) used in the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The brand name Viadur is discontinued, but generic versions may be available.

The drug is often used to treat Prostate cancer .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• little or no urination
• weakness in your legs,
• numbness or tingling in your legs and feet,
• increased testosterone levels, and

The following drugs are related to Viadur, either as a replacement or used together:

• Plenaxis (abarelix)
• Casodex (bicalutamide)
• Jevtana (cabazitaxel injection)
• Firmagon (degarelix for injection)
• Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
• Emcyt (estramustine)
• Xtandi (enzalutamide capsules)
• Eulexin (flutamide)
• Fensolvi (leuprolide acetate for injectable suspension, for subcutaneous use)
• Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
• Zoladex 3.6 (goserelin acetate implant)
• Vantas (histrelin acetate)
• 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)
• Nilandron (nilutamide tablets)
• Provenge (sipuleucel-t suspension for intravenous infusion)
• 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)
• Zometa (zoledronic acid for inj)