Histrelin acetate Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Histrelin acetate

Flu symptoms such as fever, chills, and body aches
Problems with vision or speech and balance or coordination
Symptoms of infection such as swelling, redness, and oozing
Pain in bone, upper stomach, chest, arm or shoulder, and when urinating
Problems with urination such as dark urine, blood in urine, and a fluctuation of urinating
Loss of movement in any part of the body, loss of bladder or bowel control, and severe numbness in legs or feet

Common Side Effects of Histrelin acetate

Breast swelling or tenderness
Nosebleeds and menstrual bleeding
Fluctuation of weight, mood, and feeling hot or cold
Erectile dysfunction, loss of interest in intercourse, and trouble reaching an orgasm

Warnings & Recalls for Histrelin acetate

Family Planning Warnings

Histrelin acetate is pregnacny Category X. This drug should not be used on females who are pregnant or who may become pregnant. There is not any information on whether or not the drug is excreted into human milk. The risks of using the drug outweigh the benefits. Females risk causing adverse reactions to their unborns.

General Warnings

After receiving a Histrelin acetate implant, patients should avoid exercise or heavy lifting for at least 7 days. Also, patients are not likely to overdose, since the implant holds a specific amount of the medication. Histrelin should not be left in a patient's arm for any longer than 12 months.

Interactions

Patients should inform their doctors of all medications they use. There may be drugs that can interact with the implant.

Histrelin acetate Treatment and Use

Vantas | Histrelin acetate helps to control many processes in the body. The drug is used to treat early puberty and signs of prostate cancer.

How does it work?

Histrelin acetate is an artificial hormone that overstimulates the creation of certain hormones in the body. This causes the production of that hormone to temporarily shut down.

Dosage Information

Histrelin acetate is implanted under the skin on the inside of a patient’s upper arm.

The drug should be administered on the arm the patient uses the least often.
Patients should lay down when taking Histrelin acetate.
The patient’s upper arm will be treated with numbing medicine.
After a small incision is cut, the implant will be inserted using a special tool.
The incision will then be closed with stitches.
Patients should keep their arm dry for at least 24 hours.

Other Names for Histrelin acetate

Generic Name

Histrelin acetate

Brand Names

Vantas

Supprelin

Supprelin LA