Here is the detailed overview of Leuprolide Acetate Powder for Injection 3.75 mg with icons:
💉 Leuprolide Acetate Powder for Injection 3.75 mg
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonist
🔹 Synthetic analog of natural GnRH
🔹 Acts as a hormone suppressant
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used in the treatment of:
- 👨 Prostate Cancer (palliative treatment)
- 👩 Endometriosis
- 🩸 Uterine fibroids (preoperative shrinkage)
- 👧 Central Precocious Puberty (CPP)
- 🧬 Sometimes used in breast cancer, IVF protocols
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Monthly depot formulation – slow release, long-acting
✔️ Suppresses testosterone or estrogen effectively
✔️ Helps in reducing tumor size and symptoms
✔️ Useful in hormone-sensitive conditions
📦 Common Packaging
📦 Powder vial: 3.75 mg leuprolide acetate
💉 Comes with diluent for reconstitution
🧪 Administered as intramuscular (IM) injection, once every 4 weeks
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
⏱️ Inject once every month as per schedule
📉 Initial hormone surge may cause temporary symptom flare-up
🧪 Monitor:
- Hormone levels (testosterone, estradiol)
- Bone mineral density (long-term use)
- Blood glucose, cardiac function in older adults
❗ Possible side effects: - Hot flashes, mood changes, fatigue
- Loss of libido, erectile dysfunction
- Bone loss with prolonged use
🚫 Not for use during pregnancy
🧊 Storage
🌡️ Store at 2–8°C (Refrigerated)
🧴 Reconstitute only before use
🧒 Keep out of reach of children