LEUPROL

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus

Active ingredients

The drug LEUPROL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Leuprorelin acetate
UNII 37JNS02E7V - LEUPROLIDE ACETATE

Leuprorelin is inactive when given orally due to poor membrane permeability and an almost complete inactivation by intestinal proteolytic enzymes. Leuprorelin has potent LHRH agonist properties when given during short-term and intermittent therapy, however, when administered in a continuous, nonpulsatile manner, LHRH analogs induce inhibition of gonadotropin secretion and suppression of testicular steroidogenesis.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
L02AE02 Leuprorelin L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L02 Endocrine therapy → L02A Hormones and related agents → L02AE Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues
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