Suprefact
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Source: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)
Summary of Product characteristics
(SPC)
19-04-2020
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Active ingredient:
Buserelin acetate 1.05 mg/mL equivalent to 1 mg/mL Buscerelin
Available from:
sanofi-aventis new zealand limited
INN (International Name):
Buserelin acetate 1.05 mg/mL (= 1 mg/mL Buscerelin)
Dosage:
1 mg/mL
Pharmaceutical form:
Solution for injection
Composition:
Active: Buserelin acetate 1.05 mg/mL equivalent to 1 mg/mL Buscerelin Excipient: Benzyl alcohol Monobasic sodium phosphate dihydrate Sodium chloride Sodium hydroxide Water for injection
Units in package:
Vial, 2 x 5.5 mL, 11 mL
Class:
Prescription
Prescription type:
Prescription
Manufactured by:
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Therapeutic indications:
For the treatment of endometriosis not primarily requiring surgical treatment. Pituitary desensitisation in preparation for ovulation induction regimens using gonadotrophins.
Product summary:
Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Vial, 2 x 5.5 mL - 11 mL - 24 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C protect from light
Authorization date:
1990-10-16
Summary of Product characteristics
New Zealand Data Sheet
19-Sep-2018
Suprefact - Buserelin acetate
Property of the Sanofi group - strictly confidential
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DATA SHEET
1
SUPREFACT
® 1 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Suprefact 1 mg/mL solution for injection.
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each mL of solution for injection contains 1.05 mg of buserelin
acetate as the active substance,
equivalent to 1 mg buserelin, in aqueous solution, and benzyl alcohol
as preservative.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 List of excipients.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the treatment of endometriosis not primarily requiring surgical
treatment.
Pituitary desensitisation in preparation for ovulation induction
regimens using gonadotrophins.
For the treatment of advanced hormone-dependant prostatic carcinoma;
however, not after
bilateral orchiectomy (no further reduction of testosterone level by
buserelin to be expected).
4.2
DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Before commencing therapy, the possibility of pregnancy should be
excluded.
DOSE
_FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS _
200 micrograms buserelin by subcutaneous (S.C) injection increasing to
500 micrograms daily,
depending upon symptomatic response.
New Zealand Data Sheet
19-Sep-2018
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Property of the Sanofi group - strictly confidential
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Treatment should be started on the first or second day of the
menstrual period in order to exclude,
as far as possible, the existence of pregnancy. Treatment is usually
given for 6 months and should
not exceed 9 months.
The inception of buserelin treatment may cause ovulation and
contraceptive measures should be
in place.
_FOR ADJUNCTIVE USE IN OVULATION INDUCTION _
600 micrograms buserelin by S.C. injection as a divided dose 3 times
daily.
Treatment should start in the early follicular phase (day 1) or,
provided the existence of any early
pregnancy has been excluded, in the midluteal phase (day 21). It
should
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