Myrelez
Myrelez is a medicine that helps lower hormone levels and stop or slow down the growth of certain types of tumors, especially in the gut and pancreas.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
60 mg
Active Ingredient
Lanreotide acetate
Manufacturer
Amdipharm Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose (60, 90, or 120 mg) and how often you need it, which can be every 28, 42, or 56 days.
Method
This medicine is given as a deep shot under the skin. A healthcare professional will give it into your upper outer buttock. If you give it yourself, inject it into the upper outer thigh. Always switch injection sites.
Important
The maximum dose per injection is 120 mg, given at intervals decided by your doctor (every 28, 42, or 56 days). This is not a daily medicine.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diarrhea, loose stools, or stomach pain.
- •Gallstones or other gallbladder issues, which can cause severe stomach pain, fever, yellow skin/eyes, or itching.
- •Losing weight.
- •Feeling tired or lacking energy.
- •A slow heartbeat.
- •Not feeling hungry as much.
- •General weakness.
- •Stools that contain a lot of fat.
- •Feeling dizzy or having a headache.
- •Hair loss or less body hair.
- •Pain in muscles, joints, tendons, or bones.
- •Skin reactions where the shot was given, like pain or hardened skin.
- •Changes in liver, pancreas, or blood sugar test results.
- •Feeling sick (nausea), throwing up (vomiting), constipation, gas, bloating, or indigestion.
- •Enlargement of bile ducts in the liver, gallbladder, or small intestine, which can cause stomach pain, nausea, yellow skin/eyes, or fever.
RARE
- •Hot flashes.
- •Trouble sleeping.
- •Change in the color of your stools.
- •Changes in blood sodium or alkaline phosphatase levels.
- •Sudden, severe pain in your lower stomach, which could be a sign of pancreas inflammation.
- •Swelling at the injection site that feels like fluid when pressed, possibly with redness, pain, warmth, or fever.
- •Gallbladder inflammation, with sudden, strong pain in the upper right or middle stomach, possibly spreading to the shoulder or back, tenderness, nausea, vomiting, and high fever.
- •Pain in the upper right stomach, fever, chills, yellow skin/eyes, nausea, vomiting, clay-colored stools, dark urine, and fatigue, which could be signs of bile duct inflammation.
Important Warnings
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes, as this medicine can affect your blood sugar.
- Tell your doctor if you have gallstones, as this medicine can cause new gallstones or worsen existing ones.
- Tell your doctor if you have thyroid problems, as this medicine can slightly reduce how well your thyroid works.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems, especially a slow heart rate, as this medicine can make it slower.
- If you feel dizzy or lightheaded, be careful when driving or using machines.