Lanreotid SUN
Lanreotid Sun is a medicine that helps lower certain hormone levels and can stop or slow the growth of specific types of tumors.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
120 mg
Active Ingredient
Lanreotide acetate
Manufacturer
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Europe B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is one injection every 28 days. Your doctor may adjust this to every 42 or 56 days, using strengths of 60 mg, 90 mg, or 120 mg.
Method
This medicine is given as a deep injection under the skin. A healthcare professional, a trained family member or friend, or you yourself (after training) will give the injection. It is usually injected into the upper outer part of the buttock or the outer upper thigh.
Important
Your doctor will determine the dose and injection frequency; typically, one injection (60 mg, 90 mg, or 120 mg) is given every 28, 42, or 56 days.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diarrhea, loose bowel movements, stomach pain.
- •Gallstones or other problems with the gallbladder. Symptoms can include severe, sudden stomach pain, high fever, yellow skin and eyes, loss of appetite, chills, and itching.
- •Losing weight.
- •Feeling low on energy.
- •Slower-than-normal heart rate.
- •Feeling very tired or exhausted.
- •Not feeling hungry as much.
- •Feeling weak all over.
- •Fatty or oily stools.
- •Dizziness, headache.
- •Hair loss or less body hair growth.
- •Pain in muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones.
- •Reactions at the injection site, such as pain, hard skin, or itching.
- •Abnormal liver or pancreas test results, and changes in blood sugar levels.
- •Nausea, vomiting, constipation, gas, feeling bloated or uncomfortable in the stomach, indigestion.
- •Enlargement of the bile ducts between the liver, gallbladder, and small intestine. Symptoms can include stomach pain, nausea, yellow skin/eyes, and fever.
RARE
- •Sudden feelings of warmth (hot flashes).
- •Trouble sleeping.
- •Stools that look different in color.
- •Changes in sodium and alkaline phosphatase levels in blood tests.
- •Sudden, severe pain in the lower belly (abdomen), which could be a sign of pancreas inflammation (pancreatitis).
- •Redness, pain, warmth, and swelling at the injection site, possibly with fluid inside and fever – this could be a sign of an abscess.
- •Sudden, strong pain in the upper right or middle belly that might spread to your shoulder or back, with tenderness, nausea, vomiting, and high fever – this could be a sign of gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis).
- •Pain in the upper right belly, fever, chills, yellow skin and eyes, nausea, vomiting, clay-colored stools, dark urine, and tiredness – these can be signs of bile duct inflammation (cholangitis).
- •Less pancreatic enzymes, which can lead to symptoms like fatty or loose stools, bloating, or weight loss.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to lanreotide, somatostatin, similar medicines, or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes, as Lanreotid Sun can affect your blood sugar levels. Your doctor may need to check your sugar and adjust your diabetes medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have gallstones, as Lanreotid Sun can cause new gallstones or worsen existing ones. Your doctor may monitor your gallbladder.
- Tell your doctor if you have thyroid problems, as Lanreotid Sun can slightly reduce thyroid function.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems, as Lanreotid Sun can cause a slower heartbeat. Your doctor will be extra careful if you already have a slow heartbeat.
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- During treatment, tell your doctor if you have fatty or loose stools, bloating, or lose weight, as Lanreotid Sun can affect digestive enzymes.
- Lanreotid Sun is not recommended for children or teenagers.