Triptorelin (Systemic)

Brand Names : Trelstar Depot

Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For triptorelin, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to triptorelin, other luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) products or LHRH itself. Also tell your health care provider if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives.

Pregnancy - Triptorelin use is not recommended during pregnancy. In animals, it has been shown to cause harm to the fetus or problems in the mother. Be sure you have discussed this with your doctor.

Breast-feeding - It is not known whether triptorelin passes into breast milk. However, triptorelin is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.

Children - Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of triptorelin in children with use in other age groups.

Older adults - Many medicines have not been tested in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information comparing use of triptorelin in the elderly with use in other age groups, it has been used mostly in elderly patients and is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.

Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of triptorelin. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

• Cancer that has spread to the backbone or
• Problems in passing urine - Conditions may get worse for a short time after treatment with triptorelin is started