Subcut
Leuprorelin / Leuprorelide
Lucrin, Eligard
- Mechanism of Action
- An analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone that suppresses release of FSH and LH , resulting in chemical castration.
Clinical Use
- Indication
- Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
- Adverse Effects
- Hot flushes
- Fatigue
- Mood changes
- Decreased libido / erectile dysfunction
- Gynaecomastia / breast tenderness
- Osteoporosis
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