SUPREFACT Injection Ref.[6711] Active ingredients: Buserelin

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2018  Publisher: Aventis Pharma Limited, 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1PT, UK Trading as: Sanofi, 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1PT, UK

Pharmacodynamic properties

Buserelin is a synthetic peptide. It is a superactive analogue of natural gonadotrophin releasing hormone (gonadorelin, LHRH or GNRH). After an initial stimulation of gonadotrophin release, it down-regulates the hypothalanic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

Pharmacokinetic properties

Metabolic inactivation by peptidases occurs in the liver and kidney. The drug is also inactivated by pituitary membrane enzymes.

Preclinical safety data

None stated.

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