Leuprolide Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, Intradermal, Injection and Promacta

• Generic Name: leuprolide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Eligard, Lupron Depot, Lupron, Lupron Depot-Ped, Lupron Depot-Gyn, Viadur

Leuprolide injection is a synthetic (man-made) hormone that is similar to a natural hormone that is produced in the brain. It is used to treat a number of medical problems including:

• Anemia caused by bleeding from uterine leiomyomas (fibroid tumors in the uterus), or
• Cancer of the prostate that is advanced or late-stage, or
• Central precocious puberty, a condition which causes early puberty in boys (before 9 years of age) and girls (before 8 years of age), or
• Pain due to endometriosis.

When given regularly to men, leuprolide decreases testosterone levels. Reducing the amount of testosterone in the body helps treat cancer of the prostate.

When given regularly to women, leuprolide decreases estrogen levels. Reducing the amount of estrogen in the body helps treat endometriosis. Leuprolide will also shrink tumors in the uterus, which decreases vaginal bleeding and helps prevent anemia.

When given regularly to boys and girls who have early puberty, leuprolide slows the development of the genital area for both sexes. Leuprolide will also slow breast development in girls. Leuprolide will delay puberty only as long as the child continues to receive it.

Leuprolide is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: eltrombopag
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Promacta

Promacta (eltrombopag) is a man-made form of a protein that increases production of platelets (blood-clotting cells) in your body. Eltrombopag can lower the risk of bleeding by increasing platelets in your blood.

Promacta is used to prevent bleeding episodes in people with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding condition caused by a lack of platelets in the blood. This medicine is for use in adults and children who are at least 1 year old, after other medicines have been tried without success.

Promacta is also used to prevent bleeding in adults with chronic hepatitis C who are treated with an interferon (such as Intron A, Infergen, Pegasys, PegIntron, Rebetron, Redipen, or Sylatron).

Promacta is also used together with other medications to treat severe aplastic anemia in adults and children who are at least 2 years old.

Promacta is not a cure for ITP and it will not make your platelet counts normal if you have this condition.