Lanreotide Viatris
This medicine helps lower certain hormones in your body and can slow or stop the growth of some advanced cancers.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
120 mg
Active Ingredient
Lanreotide acetate
Manufacturer
Viatris Limited
How to Use
Dosage
You'll usually get one injection every 28 days. Your doctor might change the dose (60, 90, or 120 mg) and how often you get it, sometimes every 42 or 56 days if your condition is stable. For advanced bowel and pancreas cancers, the dose is typically 120 mg every 28 days.
Method
This medicine is given as a deep injection under the skin. A healthcare professional, a trained caregiver, or you yourself after proper training can give the injection. It is usually given in the upper outer part of the buttock or the upper outer part of the thigh.
Important
The most you'll get in one injection is 120 mg. This medicine is given periodically, not daily.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diarrhea, loose stools, stomach pain
- •Gallstones and other gallbladder problems. Symptoms may include severe and sudden stomach pain, high fever, yellow skin and eyes (jaundice), loss of appetite, chills, itching.
- •Weight loss
- •Lack of energy
- •Slow heartbeat
- •Feeling very tired
- •Reduced appetite
- •General weakness
- •Fatty stools
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Hair loss or reduced body hair growth
- •Pain in muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones
- •Injection site reactions like pain, hardened skin, or itching
- •Abnormal liver and pancreas test results and changes in blood sugar levels
- •Nausea, vomiting, constipation, gas, bloated stomach, or general stomach discomfort, indigestion
- •Widening of bile ducts between the liver, gallbladder, and small intestine. Symptoms may include stomach pain, nausea, yellow skin and eyes (jaundice), and fever.
RARE
- •Hot flashes
- •Difficulty sleeping
- •Change in stool color
- •Changes in sodium and alkaline phosphatase levels in blood tests
Important Warnings
- Don't use if you're allergic to lanreotide, similar medicines, or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes, as this medicine can change your blood sugar.
- Tell your doctor if you have gallstones, as this medicine can cause new ones.
- Tell your doctor if you have thyroid problems, as this medicine can make your thyroid work less well.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems, as this medicine can slow your heartbeat.
Show 9 more warnings
- Tell your doctor if you have fatty or loose stools, bloating, or lose weight, as this medicine affects your pancreas.
- This medicine is not for children or teenagers.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to be. Only use if absolutely needed.
- This medicine can make you dizzy. Don't drive or use machines if you feel dizzy.
- Call your doctor right away if you are very thirsty, tired, or have a dry mouth. These could be signs of high blood sugar or developing diabetes.
- Call your doctor right away if you feel hungry, shaky, sweat a lot, or are confused. These could be signs of low blood sugar.
- Call your doctor right away if your face gets red or swollen, or if you get a rash or spots on your skin (signs of an allergic reaction).
- Call your doctor right away if you feel chest tightness, have trouble breathing, or wheeze (signs of an allergic reaction).
- Call your doctor right away if you feel faint or weak, possibly from low blood pressure (signs of an allergic reaction).