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What is Lupron Depot?

Lupron Depot® is a brand name for leuprolide used for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate carcinoma; management of endometriosis; treatment of anemia caused by uterine fibroids. Off label uses include treatment of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer; infertility; prostatic hyperplasia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Endometriosis 3 1 Efficacy_major
Prostate Cancer 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Supress hormone levels 1 1 Efficacy_major
Effects hormone levels 1 0
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major
Endometriosis 1 0

See all 4 patients currently taking Lupron Depot

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lupron Depot

Hot flashes 2
Depression with anxiety 1
Heavy sweating anytime, day or night 1
Rapid weight gain 1

Reported Dosages

  30mg/4months as needed 3.75 mg every 3 months 3.75 mg monthly 22.5 mg/3 months every 3 months
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lupron Depot (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 63%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 38%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 25%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 13%
Other 1   Other: 13%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 13%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lupron Depot

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Lupron Depot

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lupron Depot

Always
 4 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lupron Depot

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 2 50%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lupron Depot

$200+
 1 33%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.