Generic name: leuprolide [ LOO-proe-lide ]
Brand names: Eligard, Lupron Depot, Lupron, Lupron Depot-Ped, Lupron Depot-Gyn, Viadur, Fensolvi
Drug classes:Gonadotropin releasing hormones, Hormones / antineoplastics
What is leuprolide?
Leuprolide is a prescription gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) medicine.
Leuprolide overstimulates the body's own production of certain hormones, which causes that production to shut down temporarily. Leuprolide reduces the amount of testosterone in men or estrogen in women.
Leuprolide is used in men to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer (but does not treat the cancer itself). Leuprolide is used in women to treat symptoms of endometriosis (overgrowth of uterine lining outside of the uterus) or uterine fibroids.
Leuprolide is also used to treat precocious (early-onset) puberty in both male and female children at least 2 years old.
Warnings
Your symptoms may become temporarily worse when you first start using leuprolide. Tell your doctor if this continues for longer than 2 months.
Call your doctor at once if you have a seizure, or unusual changes in mood or behavior.
Do not use if you are pregnant.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use leuprolide if you are allergic to leuprolide or similar medicines such as buserelin, goserelin, histrelin, nafarelin, or if you have abnormal vaginal bleeding that has not been checked by a doctor.
Leuprolide can cause birth defects. Do not use if you are pregnant....
