Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Brand Name | Luprorin 3.75mg Injection |
Salt Composition |
Leuprolide (3.75mg) |
Strength | 3.75mg |
Product Form | Injection |
Pack | 1 Injection in 1 Vial |
Category |
Anti-Cancer |
SubCategory |
Prostate Cancer |
Country of Origin | India |
Manufacturer |
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Manufacturer/Marketer Address | Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd,Chinubhai Centre, Off. Nehru Bridge, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380009. Gujarat. India. |
You Save : Rs.470.22 Inclusive of all taxes
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to Leuprolide
- It is contraindicated to use this medicine during pregnancy
- Injection site pain
- Headache
- Cough
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- Chest pain
- Irregular heartbeat
- Pelvic pain
- Rash
- Increased hair growth
- Weight gain
- Sweating
- Is Luprorin 3.75mg Injection safe?
- Does Luprorin 3.75mg Injection stop periods?
- Can taking Luprorin 3.75mg Injection affect my bones?
- The use of this medicine may cause fetal harm during pregnancy
- Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, depression, bone mineral density, and QT interval prolongation were reported
- The use of this medicine will decrease the effectiveness of birth control measures
- In adults, spinal cord compression was reported
- You are not responding to the treatment
- You have experienced any allergic reaction like rashes and itching
- You have a receiving any concomitant medication and disease
- You develop shortness of breath
- Stored at 2-8°C in a refrigerator.
- Do not freeze
- Protect from light and heat.
- Keep away from children and pets. Otherwise, it becomes toxic to them.
- Disposed of properly in a suitable bag.
- Leuprolide 3.75mg is an anti-cancer medication, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist
- It is used to treat prostate cancer, endometriosis, Central Precocious Puberty, and fibroids
- The use of this medicine will stop your menstrual periods for 7-12 weeks
- Use non-hormonal methods of contraception to avoid pregnancy because the use of this medicine may cause fetal harm
- Long-term use may cause bone mineral density
- Do not withdraw the medicine without consulting with a doctor
- Kindly consult with your doctor if you have experienced shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of appetite, and dark urine while you are receiving this medicine
Medical Description of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection contains Leuprolide 3.75mg used to treat prostate cancer, endometriosis, Central Precocious Puberty, and fibroids. It works by decreasing the sex hormones in both men and women. It is used in adults and children.
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection Uses
It is used in the treatment of the following conditions as prostate cancer, endometriosis, and fibroids
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection Benefits
Prostate cancer
It is cancer that occurs in a man’s prostate. Usually, it grows slowly and is confined to the prostate gland. Symptoms include difficulty in urinating, blood in urine, semen, bone pain, weight loss, and erectile dysfunction. This medicine helps to inhibit the multiplication of cancer cells.
Endometriosis
It is a painful disorder that usually lines inside the uterus and grows outside of your uterus. It is caused when you have retrograde menstruation, transformation of peritoneal cells, embryonic cell transformation, immune system disorder, surgical scar implantation, and endometrial cell transport. Symptoms include infertility, excessive bleeding, pain while intercourse, painful urination, painful periods.
Fibroids
It is also called uterine myoma this usually occurs during childbearing years. It is caused when you have genetic and hormonal changes. Symptoms include heavy bleeding during menstruation, pelvic pain, frequent urination, constipation, and leg pain.
Central Precocious Puberty
It is a condition that occurs in early sexual development in both girls and boys. The main causes are brain tumors, defect in the brain, radiation to the brain or spinal cord, and brain or spinal cord injury. Symptoms include breast growth, underarm hair, rapid growth, acne, and adult body odor.
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection Indication
The Luprorin 3.75mg Injection is prescribed in the following indications as Central Precocious Puberty in children above age 2. It is used in the treatment of Prostate Cancer, Endometriosis, Uterine Leiomyomata in adults
Mechanism of action of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection contains Leuprolide 3.75mg an anti-cancer medication, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. It produces its action by inhibiting GnRH thus decreasing LH and FSH levels which causes suppression of steroidogenesis of ovaries and testes. Thus it acts on hormone-dependent conditions thus inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis.
How Luprorin 3.75mg Injection works
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection contains Leuprolide 3.75mg an anti-cancer medication, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. It produces its action by inhibiting GnRH that decreases LH and FSH thus inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis of abnormal cancer cells that depends on hormone levels.
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection Contraindication
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection Side Effects
FAQs for Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Yes, the use of this medicine is considered safe if you have taken the medicine as per the dose and duration advised by the doctor.
Yes, the use of this medicine will stop your periods because it alters the female reproductive hormones and it also causes vaginal bleeding in some cases.
Yes, the use of this medicine affects your bones because the use of this medicine decreases your bone density and makes you weaker. Before initiating the treatment in women kindly check the bone density.
Precautions and general warning of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Alcohol
Consume alcohol with caution while you are receiving this medicine. Kindly consult with your doctor.
Driving or operating machinery
It is considered unsafe to drive while you are receiving this medicine it may affect your ability to drive. Kindly consult with your doctor.
Pregnancy
The use of this medicine is considered unsafe during pregnancy because it may produce any harmful effects. Kindly consult with your doctor
Breast Feeding
Limited information is available regarding the use of this medicine during breastfeeding. Kindly consult with your doctor
Kidney Problem
Limited information is available regarding the use of this medicine in patients with renal impairment. Kindly consult with your doctor.
Liver Disease
Limited information is available regarding the use of this medicine in patients with hepatic impairment. Kindly consult with your doctor.
How to Take Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection comes in a liquid solution as an intravenous. It is injected by a health care professional in doctor clinics, hospitals. Use the injection as prescribed by your doctor. Do not discontinue the medicine when you feel better kindly consult together with your doctor.
Use of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection in Adult
It is considered to be safe to use this medicine in an adult patient if the medicine is prescribed by a doctor. Kindly consult with your doctor.
Use of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection in children
It is considered unsafe to use this medicine in children who are below 2 years old. Kindly consult with your doctor.
Use of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection in Elderly Patients
Luprorin 3.75mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with an elderly age group, which leads to developing further medical problems, leads to worsening the patient's health conditions. Kindly consult with your doctor. Dose modification or replacement is required based on the medical conditions of the patient.
Other general warnings
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General instructions
Leuprolide 3.75mg is used to treat prostate cancer, endometriosis, and fibroids. It produces its action by inhibiting GnRH that decreases LH and FSH thus inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis of abnormal cancer cells that depends on hormone levels.
Drug Interaction of Luprorin 3.75mg Injection
Drug-Drug Interaction
Amiodarone
It is contraindicated to use this medicine because the use of leuprolide increases the toxicity of amiodarone by QTc interval
Cholera vaccine
Therapy should be administered with caution because the use of leuprolide decreases the effect of cholera vaccine by immunosuppressive effect and it also increases the risk for developing an infection
Dichlorphenamide
Therapy should be administered with caution because the combination of this medicine decreases the serum potassium
Metformin
Therapy should be administered with caution because the use of leuprolide decreases the effect of metformin by pharmacodynamic antagonism
Drug-Food Interaction
No data is available. Kindly consult with your doctor
Drug-Disease Interaction
Cardiovascular diseases
The use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists increases the risk of developing myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, and stroke.
Diabetes
Therapy should be administered with caution in patients with diabetes because the use of this medicine increases the blood glucose level
Bone mineral density
Therapy should be administered with caution in patients who has risk factors for decreased bone mineral density such as chronic alcohol, tobacco, and family history of osteoporosis. The use of this medicine decreases bone density.
Seizures
Therapy should be administered with caution in patients with a history of seizures because this medicine is associated with convulsions
Over Dose
Take the medicine as directed by the doctor don’t overdose on the medicine. If you have taken an overdose of this medicine immediately meet the doctor and rush to the nearby hospital.
Missed Dose
Take the medicine as directed by the doctor. Do not skip the medicine, if you forgot to take the medicine or missed the dose. It is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Don’t take the extra dose take the regular dose immediately. Don’t use the two-dose at one time (Double Dose).
Storage and Disposal
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