Lanreotide Viatris
This medicine helps lower hormone levels and can stop or slow the growth of certain advanced cancers in the gut and pancreas.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
60 mg
Active Ingredient
Lanreotide acetate
Manufacturer
Viatris Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose, usually one injection every 28 days (60, 90, or 120 mg).
Method
This medicine is given as a deep injection under the skin. A healthcare professional, a trained caregiver, or you can give the injection in your upper outer thigh or upper outer buttock.
Important
The maximum dose is 120 mg given as one injection every 28 days. Your doctor will decide how long you should continue treatment.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diarrhea, loose stools, stomach pain.
- •Gallstones or other gallbladder problems, which can cause severe stomach pain, fever, yellow skin or eyes, chills, or itching.
- •Weight loss.
- •Lack of energy.
- •Slow heart rate.
- •Feeling very tired (fatigue).
- •Decreased appetite.
- •General weakness.
- •Fatty stools.
- •Dizziness, headache.
- •Hair loss or reduced hair growth.
- •Pain in muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones.
- •Reactions at the injection site, such as pain, hard skin, or itching.
- •Abnormal test results for liver or pancreas function, and changes in blood sugar levels.
- •Nausea, vomiting, constipation, gas, bloated stomach, or indigestion.
- •Enlarged bile ducts (between liver, gallbladder, and intestine), which can cause stomach pain, nausea, yellow skin or eyes, and fever.
- •Increased thirst, unusual tiredness, or dry mouth, which could be signs of high blood sugar or developing diabetes.
- •Feeling hungry, shaky, sweating more than usual, or feeling confused, which could be signs of low blood sugar.
RARE
- •Hot flashes.
- •Difficulty sleeping.
- •Change in stool color.
- •Changes in blood sodium and alkaline phosphatase levels (seen in blood tests).
- •Sudden, severe lower stomach pain, which could be a sign of pancreas inflammation.
- •Redness, pain, warmth, and swelling at the injection site that feels fluid-filled when pressed, with fever, which could be a sign of an abscess.
- •Sudden, strong pain in the upper right or middle stomach that may spread to the shoulder or back, tenderness in the stomach, nausea, vomiting, and high fever, which could be a sign of gallbladder inflammation.
- •Pain in the upper right stomach, fever, chills, yellow skin or eyes, nausea, vomiting, clay-colored stools, dark urine, and fatigue, which could be a sign of bile duct inflammation.
- •Reduced pancreatic enzymes, which may cause fatty stools, loose stools, abdominal bloating, or weight loss.
- •Allergic reaction, with symptoms such as facial redness or swelling, spots or rash on your skin, chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing, or feeling weak due to low blood pressure.
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to lanreotide or similar substances.
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes, as this medicine can affect your blood sugar levels.
- Tell your doctor if you have gallstones, as this medicine can cause them to form or worsen.
- Tell your doctor if you have thyroid problems, as this medicine can slightly reduce thyroid function.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart disease, especially a slow heart rate.
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- Tell your doctor if you experience fatty stools, loose stools, abdominal bloating, or weight loss, as this medicine can affect pancreatic enzymes.