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How to Take Leuprolide and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Sree Mohana Preetha, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on Nov 08, 2024

It comes as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare provider under the skin.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

SC- The recommended dose is 1 mg/day (0.2 ml or 20 unit mark) administered as a single dose.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in pregnant women and patients with known hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Leuprolide

This medication is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (hormonal chemotherapy), prescribed for prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and central precocious puberty.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Leuprolide

India :

Lucrin Depot | Luprofact | Lucrin Depot (11.25mg) | Lupride Depot | Lupride (4 ml) | Leuprofact | Lupride

International :

Lupron Depot, Eligard, Viadur

Last Updated on Nov 08, 2024

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