Eligard 22.5mg 22.5 mg

Country: Jordan

Language: English

Source: JFDA (Jordan Food & Drug Administration - المؤسسة العامة للغذاء والدواء)

Active ingredient:

Leuprorelin Acetate 22.5 mg

Available from:

مستودع أدوية ابن رشد - Ibn Rushd Drug Store

ATC code:

L02AE02

INN (International Name):

Leuprorelin Acetate 22.5 mg

Dosage:

22.5 mg

Units in package:

1 PFS for solvent + 1PFS for powder

Manufactured by:

TOLMER INC/USA (امريكا)

Product summary:

144.86 :سعر الجمهور + الضريبة

Patient Information leaflet

Eligard 22.5 mg (leuprorelin acetate)
Powder and solvent for solution for injection
November 2017(MENA:NM)
Page 1 of 15
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ELIGARD 22.5 MG
POWDER AND SOLVENT FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
LEUPRORELIN ACETATE.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse.
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This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may
harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See Section 4.
IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What ELIGARD is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use ELIGARD
3. How to use ELIGARD
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store ELIGARD
6. Contents of the pack and other information
7. Information for Healthcare Professionals
1.
WHAT ELIGARD IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
The active substance of ELIGARD belongs to the group of so-called
gonadotropin releasing
hormones. These medicines are used to decrease the production of
certain sex hormones
(testosterone).
ELIGARD is used to treat hormone dependent metastatic
PROSTATE CANCER
in adult men and for the
treatment of high-risk non-metastatic
hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with
radiotherapy.
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2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE ELIGARD
DO NOT USE ELIGARD

If you are a
WOMAN OR A CHILD

If you are
HYPERSENSITIVE (ALLERGIC)
to the active substance leuprorelin acetate, products with an
activity comparable to the naturally occurring hormone gonadotropin,
or to any of the other
ingredients of ELIGARD (listed in section 6).

Following
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF YOUR TESTES
, as in that case ELIGARD does not lead to a further
decrease in serum testosterone levels.

As the only treatment if you suffer from symptoms related to pr