Држава: Израел
Језик: Енглески
Извор: Ministry of Health
LEUPRORELIN ACETATE
KAMADA LTD, ISRAEL
POWDER AND SOLVENT FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
LEUPRORELIN ACETATE 22.5 MG
S.C
Required
ASTELLAS PHARMA EUROPE B.V, THE NETHERLANDS
ELIGARD is indicated for the treatment of hormone dependent advanced prostate cancer and for the treatment of high-risk localized and locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with radiotherapy.
2016-08-07
CONSUMER’S LEAFLET IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHARMACISTS REGULATIONS (5746 – 1986) The medication is marketed by a physician’s prescription only ELIGARD 22.5 MG POWDER AND SOLVENT FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION COMPOSITION: Syringe B contains: Leuprorelin acetate 22.5mg EXCIPIENTS AND ALLERGENS IN THE PRODUCT – see section 6 “additional information” READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE. THIS LEAFLET CONTAINS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. • This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. 1. WHAT THIS MEDICATION IS USED FOR? ELIGARD is used to treat hormone dependent advanced PROSTATE CANCER and for the treatment of high-risk non-metastatic hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with radiotherapy. Therapeutic group: analogs to gonadotropin releasing hormones. These medicines are used to decrease the production of certain sex hormones (such as testosterone). 2. BEFORE USING THIS MEDICATION DO NOT USE THE MEDICATION • 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 pressure on the spinal cord or tumour in the spinal column. In this case, ELIGARD may only be used in combination with other medicinal products for prostate cancer. SPECIAL WARNINGS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MEDICATION • TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE USING ELIGARD if you have any of the following: Any heart or blood vessel conditions, including heart rhythm problems (arrhythmia), or are being treated with medicines for these conditions. Th Прочитајте комплетан документ
1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT ELIGARD 22.5 mg Powder and solvent for solution for injection 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION _ _ One prefilled syringe with powder for solution for injection contains 22.5 mg leuprorelin acetate, equivalent to 20.87 mg leuprorelin. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder and solvent for solution for injection _,_ Powder (Syringe B): Pre-filled syringe with a white to off-white powder. Solvent (Syringe A): Pre-filled syringe with a clear solution. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS ELIGARD 22.5 mg is indicated for the treatment of hormone dependent advanced prostate cancer and for the treatment of high-risk localized and locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with radiotherapy. _ _ 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Adult Males_ ELIGARD should be administered under the direction of a healthcare professional having available the appropriate expertise for monitoring the response to treatment. ELIGARD 22.5 mg is administered as a single subcutaneous injection every three months. The injected solution forms a solid medicinal product delivery depot and provides continuous release of leuprorelin acetate over a three-month period. As a rule, therapy of advanced prostate cancer with ELIGARD 22.5 mg entails long-term treatment and therapy should not be discontinued when remission or improvement occurs. ELIGARD 22.5 mg may be used as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy in combination with radiotherapy and an anti-androgen, in high-risk localised and locally advanced prostate cancer. Response to ELIGARD 22.5 mg should be monitored by clinical parameters and by measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) serum levels. Clinical studies have shown that testosterone levels increased during the first 3 days of treatment in the majority of non-orchiectomised patients and then decreased to below medical castration levels within 3 - 4 weeks. Once attained, castrate levels were maintained as long Прочитајте комплетан документ