Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg

Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg 

Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg  is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male hormone testosterone to grow and spread.

Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg  works by reducing the amount of testosterone that the body makes. This helps slow or stop the growth of cancer cells and helps relieve symptoms such as painful/difficult urination. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of treatment. This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional. Other leuprolide products may also be used to treat disorders of the uterus (e.g., endometriosis, fibroids). In females, leuprolide reduces the amount of estrogen that the body makes. Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg may also be used to stop early puberty in children.

Drug = Leuprolide/Leuprorelin

Strength = 22.50 Mg

Manufacturer = Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

How To Take

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Side Effects

Decreased libido

Testicular atrophy

Increased sweating

Fatigue

Muscle weakness

Erectile dysfunction

Bone pain

Hot flashes

Injection site reaction

Warning

Before using leuprolide, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: high blood fat levels (such as high cholesterol/triglycerides), mental/mood problems (such as depression), vaginal bleeding of unknown cause, seizures.

Leuprolide may weaken your bones and increase your risk for bone loss (osteoporosis) if used for a long time. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have osteoporosis or if you have any of the following risk factors for osteoporosis: long-term alcohol use, smoking, family history of osteoporosis and broken bones, use of certain medications (for example, corticosteroids such as prednisone, certain anti-seizure drugs such as phenytoin).

This drug may make you dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.

Uses

Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg  is used to treat disorders of the uterus (such as endometriosis, fibroids). For the treatment of fibroids, Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg  is usually given with iron to help improve anemia that is caused by too much vaginal bleeding. Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg helps to reduce symptoms such as pelvic pain, painful/heavy menstrual periods, and abdominal bloating. It works by shrinking the abnormal uterine tissue that causes these symptoms. Uterine tissue needs the female hormone estrogen to grow and spread. Lupride Depot 22.50 Mg helps to decrease the amount of estrogen that is made in the body.