Prostap SR DCS

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EDM Updated on 12 October 2023

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In section 4.4 information on Idiopathic intracranial hypertension has been added.

In section 4.8 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension has been added as frequency unknown to adverse reactions in men, women and in children.

Date of revision: 03/06/2022

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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

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Patients at high risk for metabolic changes or syndrome, or cardiovascular diseases should be appropriately monitored.

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Tabulated list of adverse reactions in Children

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

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In section 4, muscle ache has been added under 'Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data).

Date of Revision: July 2021

Updated on 18 September 2020

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In section 3, ‘How to use Prostap SR’, the following wording has been added: PROSTAP SR should only be administered by your doctor or a nurse who will also take care of the preparation of the product.

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In section 4.2, ‘Posology and method of administration’ the following text has been added: PROSTAP SR should be prepared, reconstituted and administered only by healthcare professionals who are familiar with these procedures.

The date of revision is 24/08/2020.

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Updated on 06 July 2020

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2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

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Powder: Each single-dose syringe contains 3.75 mg leuprorelin acetate.

Solvent: Solvent contains approximately 0.4 mg (<1mmol) sodium (as carmellose sodium). 

3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

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Solvent: A colourless, odourless, slightly viscous, aqueous sterile solvent.

4.2 Posology and method of administration

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Response to PROSTAP SR therapy should be monitored by clinical parameters and by measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and testosterone serum levels. …  Transient increases in PSA levels sometimes occur early in the treatment period but usually return to normal or near normal values by the 4th week of treatment.

Female Adults:

Treatment options for vasomotor symptoms and bone mineral density loss should be considered.

Endometriosis

The recommended dose is 3.75mg administered as a single subcutaneous or intramuscular injection every month for a period of up to 6 months. Treatment should be initiated during the first 5 days of the menstrual cycle.  

Endometrial preparation prior to intrauterine surgery:

The recommended dose is a single 3.75 mg subcutaneous or intramuscular injection 5-6 weeks prior to surgery.  Therapy should be initiated during days 3 to 5 of the menstrual cycle.

Preoperative management of uterine fibroids

The recommended dose is 3.75 mg administered as a single subcutaneous or intramuscular injection every month, usually for 3-4 months but for a maximum of six months.

4.2 Posology and method of administration

Update:

Depending on the activity of the central precocious puberty, it may be necessary to increase the dosage in the presence of inadequate suppression (clinical evidence e.g. spotting or inadequate gonadotropin suppression in the LHRH GnRH test). The minimal effective monthly dose to be administered should then be determined by means of the LHRH GnRH test.

4.3 Contraindications

Minor updates:

Hypersensitivity to the leuprorelin, any of the excipients (listed in section 6.1) or to other synthetic gonadotrophin releasing hormone (Gn-RH) analogues or Gn-RH derivatives.

In girls with central precocious puberty:

-Pregnancy and breastfeeding

-Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.

4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

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PROSTAP SR injectable suspension must be prepared at the time of use and, after reconstitution, used immediately.

Updated:

Depression: There is an increased risk of incident depression (which may be severe) in patients undergoing treatment with GnRH agonists, such as leuprorelin. Patients should be informed and monitored accordingly and treated as appropriate if symptoms occur.

Seizures: Postmarketing reports of seizures have been observed in patients treated with leuprorelin acetate and these events have been reported in both children and adults, and in those with or without a history of epilepsy, seizure disorders or risk disorders for seizures.

 

Added and updated:

Adults:

Epidemiological data have shown that androgen deprivation therapy in males and estrogen deprivation therapy in females, is associated with metabolic changes (e.g. reduction in glucose tolerance or aggravation of pre-existing diabetes) as well as an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, prospective data did not confirm a link between treatment with GnRH analogues and an increase in cardiovascular mortality. Patients at high risk for metabolic or cardiovascular diseases should be appropriately monitored. Diabetic patients may require more frequent monitoring of blood glucose during treatment with PROSTAP SR.

 

Hepatic dysfunction and jaundice with elevated liver enzyme have been reported.  Therefore, close observation should be made and appropriate measures taken if necessary.

 

Spinal fracture, paralysis and hypotension have been reported.

 

Bone mineral loss: Long-term estrogen deprivation either by bilateral oophorectomy, ovarian ablation or administration of GnRH analogues, or long-term androgen deprivation either by bilateral orchiectomy or administration of GnRH analogues is associated with increased risk of bone mineral loss which, in patients with additional risk factors, may lead to osteoporosis and an increased risk of bone fracture (see section 4.8). 

 

An induced hypo-estrogenic state results in a loss in bone density over the course of treatment, some of which may not be reversible e.g. the extent of bone demineralisation due to hypo-estrogenaemia is proportional to time. The generally accepted level of bone loss with GnRH analogues such as PROSTAP SR is 5%.  In clinical studies with PROSTAP SR the levels varied between 2.3% and 15.7% depending on the method of measurement.  During one treatment period e.g. six months, this bone loss should not be important. 

 

In patients with major risk factors for decreased bone mineral content such as chronic alcohol and/or tobacco use, strong family history of osteoporosis, or chronic use of drugs that can reduce bone mass such as anticonvulsants or corticosteroids, PROSTAP SR therapy may pose an additional risk. In these patients, the risks and benefits must be weighed carefully before therapy with PROSTAP SR is instituted. This is particularly important in women with uterine fibroids where age related bone loss may have already begun to occur.

 

Patients at risk of or with ureteric obstruction or spinal cord compression due to metastasis should be considered carefully and closely supervised in the first few weeks of treatment as bone pain, weakness of lower extremities and parasthesia (as neurologic symptoms) may occur.

 

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Long-term androgen deprivation either by bilateral orchiectomy or administration of GnRH analogues is associated with increased risk of bone loss which, in patients with additional risk factors, may lead to osteoporosis and increased risk of bone fracture.

 

Epidemiological data have shown that during androgen deprivation therapy changes in the metabolic condition (e.g. reduction in glucose tolerance or aggravation of pre-existing diabetes) as well as an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases may occur. However, prospective data did not confirm the link between treatment with GnRH analogues and an increase in cardiovascular mortality. Patients at high risk for metabolic or cardiovascular diseases should be appropriately monitored.

 

In patients with a history of or risk factors for QT prolongation and in patients receiving concomitant medicinal products that might prolong the QT interval (see section 4.5) physicians should assess the risks and benefits including the potential for Torsade de pointes prior to initiating treatment with PROSTAP SR.

4.4

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Women:  

Before starting treatment with leuprorelin acetate, pregnancy must be excluded (see section 4.3).

During treatment with PROSTAP SR, patients should be instructed to prevent conception e.g. with the use of non-hormonal methods until return of menses.

 

Abnormal bleeding

Prior to administration of PROSTAP SR undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding must be investigated, diagnosis confirmed and relevant management initiated. 

 

Initial increase in sex steroids

 

Uterine fibroids diagnosis

 

Uterine fibroids

In women receiving GnRH analogues for the treatment of uterine fibroids, the duration of administration of PROSTAP SR should be limited to 6 months as its use is associated with an increased risk of bone mineral loss (see Bone mineral loss, section 4.4). If it is necessary to resume administration of leuprorelin acetate changes in bone parameters should be closely followed.

 

In women with submucous fibroids there have been reports of severe vaginal bleeding following administration of leuprorelin as a consequence of the acute degeneration of the fibroids.  Patients should be warned of the possibility of abnormal bleeding or pain in case earlier surgical intervention is required.

 

Cervical resistance

PROSTAP SR may cause an increase in uterine cervical resistance, which may result in difficulty in dilating the cervix for intrauterine surgical procedures.

Endometriosis

In women receiving GnRH analogues for the treatment of endometriosis, the duration of administration of leuprorelin acetate should be limited to 6 months, as its use is associated with an increased risk of bone mineral loss (see Bone mineral loss, section 4.4).  The addition of HRT (an estrogen and progestogen) has been shown to reduce bone mineral density loss and vasomotor symptoms. Therefore, if appropriate, HRT may be co-administered with leuprorelin acetate, taking into account the risks and benefits of each medicinal product, for up to 12 months if clinically appropriate. If it is necessary to resume administration of leuprorelin acetate, changes in bone parameters should be closely followed.

 

Children with central precocious puberty:  Before starting the therapy, a precise diagnosis of idiopathic and/or neurogenic central precocious puberty is necessary and, in girls, pregnancy must be excluded (see section 4.3).

 

4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation

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Contraception is not ensured, however, by taking PROSTAP SR and therefore, patients should use non-hormonal methods of contraception during treatment and after cessation of treatment until the return of menses.

4.8 Undesirable effects

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The following tables list adverse reactions with leuprorelin based on experience from clinical trials as well as from post-marketing experience. Adverse reactions are grouped by MedDRA System Organ Classes and frequency classification. Frequencies are defined as follows: very common (> 1/10), common (> 1/100 to < 1/10), uncommon (> 1/1,000 to <1/100), rare (> 1/10,000 to < 1/1,000), very rare (< 1/10,000), not known (cannot be estimated from the available data)).

 

Men : In cases where a "tumour flare" occurs after PROSTAP SR therapy, an exacerbation may occur in any symptoms or signs due to disease.  Adverse events, which may occur particularly at the beginning of treatment include urinary tract obstruction (as urinary symptoms). In patients with spinal cord compression, bone pain, weakness of lower extremities and paresthesia (as neurologic symptoms) may also occur (see section 4.4). These symptoms subside on continuation of therapy.

 

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In women with early breast cancer treated with a GnRH agonist, in combination with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, the following side effects have been seen:

 

Very common:  Nausea, fatigue, musculoskeletal disorders, osteoporosis, hot flushes, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, depression, libido decreased, vulvovaginal dryness, dyspareunia, urinary incontinence, hypertension.

Common: Diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, injection site reaction, hypersensitivity fracture, embolism.

Uncommon: myocardial ischaemia, cerebral ischaemia, central nervous system haemorrhage.

 

Rare: QT prolongation.

 

** In general, the occurrence of vaginal spotting with continued treatment (subsequent to possible withdrawal bleeding in the first month of treatment) should be assessed as a sign of potential underdosage. Pituitary suppression should then be determined by a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test.

 

 

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

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Men (prostate cancer):

A randomised, open-label, comparative multi-centre study was performed to compare the efficacy and safety of the 3.75 mg and 11.25 mg depots of leuprorelin acetate. 48% of patients included had locally advanced disease (T3N0M0), and 52% of patients had metastatic disease. Mean serum testosterone level fell below the threshold for chemical castration (0.5 ng/ml) at one month of treatment, continuing to decrease thereafter and stabilising at a value below the castration threshold. The decline in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mirrored that of serum testosterone in both groups.

In an open-label, prospective clinical trial involving 205 patients receiving 3.75 mg leuprorelin acetate on a monthly basis as treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, the long-term efficacy and safety of leuprorelin acetate was assessed. Testosterone levels were maintained below the castrate threshold over the 63-month follow up period. Median survival time exceeded 42.5 months for those receiving monotherapy and 30.9 months for those receiving leuprorelin acetate in combination with anti-androgens (this difference relating to baseline differences between groups).

In a meta-analysis involving primarily patients with metastatic disease, no statistically significant difference in survival was found for patients treated with luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues compared with patients treated with orchidectomy.

In another randomised, open-label, multi-centre comparative trial, leuprorelin acetate in combination with flutamide has been shown to significantly improve disease-free survival and overall survival when used as an adjuvant therapy to radiotherapy in 88 patients with high-risk localised (T1-T2 and PSA of at least 10 ng/mL or a Gleason score of at least 7), or locally advanced (T3-T4) prostate cancer. The optimum duration of adjuvant therapy has not been established. This US study used a higher dose of leuprorelin acetate (7.5 mg/month) which is therapeutically equivalent to the European licensed dose.

The use of a LHRH agonist may be considered after prostatectomy in selected patients considered at high risk of disease progression. There are no disease-free survival data or survival data with leuprorelin acetate in this setting.

Neoadjuvant leuprorelin acetate prior to radiotherapy has been shown to reduce prostate volume.

5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties

Updated:

PROSTAP SR is well absorbed after subcutaneous injection.  It binds to the GnRH receptors and is rapidly degraded.

5.3 Preclinical safety data

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Animal studies have shown that leuprorelin acetate has a high acute safety factor. No major overt toxicological problems have been seen during repeated administration. Whilst the development of pituitary adenomas has been noted in chronic toxicity studies at high doses in some animal species, this has not been observed in long-term clinical studies. No evidence of mutagenicity or teratogenicity has been shown. Animal reproductive studies showed increased foetal mortality and decreased foetal weights reflecting the pharmacological effects of this GnRH agonist.

6.2 Incompatibilities

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In the absence of compatibility studies, this medicinal product must not be mixed with other medicinal products.

 

6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling

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Prepare the injectable suspension at the time of use and, after reconstituting, use immediately. Always ensure the safety device to prevent needle-stick injury is deployed after injection.  For single use only. Discard any unused content. Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.

 

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28th May 2020

 

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The MAH (Takeda Products Ireland Limited) address has been changed to:

6th Floor, South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This is the legally registered office.

Also, the local representative/’trading as’ address has been added to the PIL:

5 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland. 

The date of revision of the SmPC is February 2020.

Updated on 29 May 2020

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In section 11, the MAH (Takeda Products Ireland Limited) address has been changed to:

6th Floor, South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This is the legally registered office.

In section 10, the date of revision of the SmPC is 12th May 2020.

Updated on 22 August 2019

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Updated on 22 August 2019

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There has been an update to the Prostap SR and Prostap 3 SmPCs to add new indications of early and advanced breast cancer. Information has been added to sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.8 .

Updated on 28 June 2018

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The updated Prostap DCS SmPCs contain additional information in the following section(s):

  • In section 4.8 (undesirable effects), interstitial lung disease has been added as a side effect with unknown frequency.
  • The date of revision is 09/06/2018.

Updated on 28 June 2018

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Updated on 24 May 2018

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The HPRA has approved the renewal of the licence for Prostap DCS.

Updated on 02 November 2016

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Updated on 02 November 2016

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  • Change to section 6 - manufacturer

Updated on 07 March 2016

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  • New SPC for new product

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Updated on 07 March 2016

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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

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Postmarketing reports of seizures have been observed in patients treated with leuprorelin acetate and these events have been reported in both children and adults, and in those with or without a history of epilepsy, seizure disorders or risk disorders for seizures.

 

4.8 Undesirable effects

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Nervous system disorders:

Common:  headache (occasionally severe)

Rare: dizziness

Very rare: pituitary apoplexy has been reported after administration of both short-and long acting GnRH agonists

Not known: paralysis, seizure

 

 

Nervous system disorders:          

Common: headache

Not known: seizure

 

10. Date of revision of the text

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23 February 2016

Updated on 03 March 2016

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Updated on 19 November 2015

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In section 4.2, posology and method of administration, the text highlighted in red has been added in the male adults sections:

Male adults: The recommended dose is 3.75mg administered as a single subcutaneous or intramuscular injection every month.  The majority of patients will respond to a 3.75mg dose.  PROSTAP SR therapy should not be discontinued when remission or improvement occurs.

 

Response to PROSTAP SR therapy may be monitored by clinical parameters and by measuring serum levels of testosterone and acid phosphatase.  Clinical studies have shown that testosterone levels increased during the first 4 days of treatment in the majority of non-orchidectomised patients.  They then decreased and reached castrate levels in about 2-4 weeks.  Once attained, castrate levels were maintained as long as drug therapy continued.  Transient increases in acid phosphatase levels sometimes occur early in the treatment period but usually return to normal or near normal values by the 4th week of treatment.

 

In patients treated with GnRH analogues for prostate cancer, treatment is usually continued upon development of castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Reference should be made to relevant guidelines.

  

Updated on 09 October 2015

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  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
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4.1. Therapeutic indications

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In children:

Treatment of central precocious puberty (girls under 9 years of age, boys under 10 years of age).

4.2. Posology and method of administration

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Posology

 

Paediatric population:

The treatment of children with leuprorelin acetate should be under the overall supervision of the paediatric endocrinologist.

 

The dosing scheme needs to be adapted individually.

 

The recommended starting dose is dependent on the body weight.

 

Children with a body weight ≥ 20 kg

1 ml (3.75 mg leuprorelin acetate) suspension of 44.1 mg sustained-release microcapsules in 1 ml vehicle solution are administered once a month as a single subcutaneous injection.

 

Children with a body weight < 20 kg

In these rare cases the following dosage should be administered according to the clinical activity of the central precocious puberty:

0.5 ml (1.88 mg leuprorelin acetate) is administered once a month as a single subcutaneous injection.

The remainder of the suspension should be discarded. The child’s weight gain should be monitored.

Depending on the activity of the central precocious puberty, it may be necessary to increase the dosage in the presence of inadequate suppression (clinical evidence e.g. spotting or inadequate gonadotropin suppression in the LHRH test). The minimal effective monthly dose to be administered should then be determined by means of the LHRH test.

Sterile abscesses at the injection site often occurred when leuprorelin acetate was administered intramuscularly at higher than the recommended dosages. Therefore, in such cases, the medicinal product should be administered subcutaneously (see 4.4).

 

It is recommended to use the lowest volumes possible for injections in children in order to decrease the inconvenience which is associated with the intramuscular/subcutaneous injection.

 

The duration of treatment depends on the clinical parameters at the start of treatment or during the course of treatment (final height prognosis, growth velocity, bone age and/or bone age acceleration) and is decided by the treating paediatrician together with the legal guardian and, if appropriate, the treated child. The bone age should be monitored during treatment at 6-12 month intervals.

In girls with bone maturation of older than 12 years and boys with bone maturation of older than 13 years discontinuation of treatment should be considered taking into account the clinical parameters.

In girls, pregnancy should be excluded before the start of treatment. The occurrence of pregnancy during treatment cannot be generally excluded. In such cases, medical advice should be sought.

 

Note:

The administration interval should be 30 ± 2 days in order to prevent the recurrence of precocious puberty symptoms.

Removed:

Children: Safety and effectiveness in children have not been established.

4.3. Contraindications

Added:

In girls with central precocious puberty:

- Pregnancy and lactation

- Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.

4.4.  Special warnings and precautions for use

 

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In girls with central precocious puberty

Before starting the therapy, a precise diagnosis of idiopathic and/or neurogenic central precocious puberty is necessary.

 

The therapy is a long-term treatment, adjusted individually. PROSTAP SR should be administered as precisely as possible in regular monthly periods. An exceptional delay of the injection date for a few days (30 ± 2 days) does not influence the results of the therapy.

 

In the event of a sterile abscess at the injection site (mostly reported after i.m. injection of higher than the recommended dosage) the absorption of leuprorelin acetate from the depot can be decreased. In this case the hormonal parameters (testosterone, oestradiol) should be monitored at 2-week intervals (see 4.2).

 

The treatment of children with progressive brain tumours should follow a careful individual appraisal of the risks and benefits.

 

The occurrence of vaginal bleeding, spotting and discharge after the first injection may occur as a sign of hormone withdrawal in girls. Vaginal bleeding beyond the first/second month of treatment needs to be investigated.

 

Bone mineral density (BMD) may decrease during GnRH therapy for central precocious puberty. However, after cessation of treatment subsequent bone mass accrual is preserved and peak bone mass in late adolescence does not seem to be affected by treatment.

 

Slipped femoral epiphysis can be seen after withdrawal of GnRH treatment. The suggested theory is that the low concentrations of estrogen during treatment with GnRH agonists weakens the epiphysial plate. The increase in growth velocity after stopping the treatment subsequently results in a reduction of the shearing force needed for displacement of the epiphysis.

4.8. Undesirable Effects

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In Children:  In the initial phase of therapy, a short-term increase as flare-up of the sex hormone level occurs, followed by a decrease to values within the pre-pubertal range. Due to this pharmacological effect, adverse events may occur particularly at the beginning of treatment.

Immune system disorders:

Very rare: general allergic reactions (fever, rash, e.g. itching, anaphylactic reactions)

Psychiatric disorders:

Common: emotional lability

Nervous system disorders:

Common: headache

As with other medicinal products of this class, very rare cases of pituitary apoplexy have been reported following initial administration in patients with pituitary adenoma.

Gastrointestinal disorders:

Common: abdominal pain / abdominal cramps, nausea/vomiting

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders:

Common: acne

Reproductive system and breast disorders:

Common: vaginal bleeding, spotting, discharge

Note:

In general, the occurrence of vaginal spotting with continued treatment (subsequent to possible withdrawal bleeding in the first month of treatment) should be assessed as a sign of potential underdosage. The pituitary suppression should then be determined by an LHRH test.

General disorders and administration site conditions:

Common: injection site reactions.

5.1. Pharmacodynamic properties

Added:

In children:

Reversible suppression of pituitary gonadotropin release occurs, with a subsequent decrease in oestradiol (E2) or testosterone levels to values in the pre-pubertal range. 

Initial gonadal stimulation (flare-up) may cause vaginal bleeding in girls who are already post-menarchal at start of treatment. Withdrawal bleeding may occur at the start of treatment. The bleeding normally stops as treatment continues.

The following therapeutic effects can be demonstrated:

-           Suppression of basal and stimulated gonadotropin levels to pre-pubertal levels.

-           Suppression of prematurely increased sexual hormone levels to pre-pubertal levels and arrest of premature menstruation;

-           Arrest/involution of somatic pubertal development (Tanner stages);

-           Improvement/normalisation of the ratio of chronological age to bone age;

-           Prevention of progressive bone age acceleration;

-           Decrease of growth velocity and its normalization;

-           Increase in final height.

 

Treatment result is the suppression of the pathologically, prematurely activated hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis according to pre-pubertal age.

 

In a long-term clinical trial in children treated with leuprorelin at doses up to 15mg monthly for > 4 years resumption of pubertal progression were observed after cessation of treatment. Follow up of 20 female subjects to adulthood showed normal menstrual cycles in 80% and 12 pregnancies in 7 of the 20 subjects including multiple pregnancies for 4 subjects.

5.2.  Pharmacokinetic properties

Added:

In children:

Figure 1 presents leuprorelin serum levels after a single s.c. administration of leuprorelin acetate depot at a dosage of 30 µg/kg body weight.  Peak serum levels are reached sixty minutes after administration (7.81 ± 3.59 ng/m)l.  The AUC0-672 is 105.78 ± 52.40 ng x hr/ml.

 

 


Figure 1: Leuprorelin serum levels after single s.c. administration of 30 µg/kg body weight of leuprorelin acetate as depot formulation (n=6) (Mean ± SD)

10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

 

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29th September 2015

Updated on 09 October 2015

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Updated on 03 July 2015

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4.2       Posology and method of administration

 

In patients treated with GnRH analogues for prostate cancer, treatment is usually continued upon development of castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Reference should be made to relevant guidelines.

 

5.1       Pharmacodynamic properties

Leuprorelin acetate is inactive when given orally.

In patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, clinical studies have shown benefit from the addition of secondary agents to treatment with LHRH agonists such as leuprorelin. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is generally continued in conjunction with secondary therapies after progression on the initial ADT regimen.

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                23 June 2015

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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

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Androgen deprivation therapy may prolong the QT interval.

 

In patients with a history of or risk factors for QT prolongation and in patients receiving concomitant medicinal products that might prolong the QT interval (see section 4.5) physicians should assess the benefit risk ratio including the potential for Torsade de pointes prior to initiating PROSTAP SR.

 

4.5       Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

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Since androgen deprivation treatment may prolong the QT interval, the concomitant use of PROSTAP SR with medicinal products known to prolong the QT interval or medicinal products able to induce Torsade de pointes such as class IA (e.g. quinidine, disopyramide) or class III (e.g. amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, ibutilide) antiarrhythmic medicinal products, methadone, moxifloxacin, antipsychotics, etc. should be carefully evaluated (see section 4.4).

 

4.8       Undesirable effects

 

Addition of text:

 

under “Men”:

 

Frequency unknown:, QT prolongation (see sections 4.4 and 4.5)

 

 

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31/10/2014

 

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Updated on 02 October 2014

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Updated on 01 October 2014

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SECTION 10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

 

26/09/2014

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4.2       Posology and method of administration

Posology

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Method of Administration


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Long-term androgen deprivation either by bilateral orchiectomy or administration of GnRH analogues is associated with increased risk of bone loss which, in patients with additional risk factors, may lead to osteoporosis and increased risk of bone fracture.

 

Epidemiological data have shown that during androgen deprivation therapy changes in the metabolic condition (e.g. reduction in glucose tolerance or aggravation of pre-existing diabetes) as well as an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases may occur. However, prospective data did not confirm the link between treatment with GnRH analogues and an increase in cardiovascular mortality. Patients at high risk for metabolic or cardiovascular diseases should be appropriately monitored.

 
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Reporting of suspected adverse reactions

 

Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions to Pharmacovigilance Section, Irish Medicines Board, Kevin O’Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, IRL – Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 6764971, Fax: +353 1 676 2517, Website: www.imb.ie. e-mail:imbpharmacovigilance@imb.ie. 

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Change to section 10 – date of revision of text is : 26/05/2014

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Updated on 26 July 2013

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Updated on 07 May 2013

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Changes to sections 6.5 and 6.6 to reflect the addition of the new safety device to the Dual Chamber syringe.

6.5       Nature and contents of container

One dual chamber pre-filled syringe containing 11.25 mg leuprorelin acetate in the front chamber and 1 ml of aqueous sterile solvent in the rear chamber.

 

1 x 23 gauge syringe needle fitted with safety device

1 x syringe plunger

6.6       Special precautions for disposal

Always ensure the safety device to prevent needle-stick injury is deployed after injection.  For single use only. Discard any unused content. Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.

Updated on 22 June 2012

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The IMB has approved new versions of the Prostap DCS SmPCs. The updates are as follows:

 

1.      warning around injection site reactions in section 4.4 (Special warnings and precautions) : “In the rare event of an abscess occurring at the injection site, testosterone level should be monitored as there may be inadequate absorption of leuprorelin from the depot formulation.”

2.      Section 4.8- Undesirable effects have been updated to include the following adverse events:

        Uncommon: as with other medicinal products of this class, anaemia has been reported

        Rare: reactions at the injection site, e.g., induration, erythema, pain, abscesses, swelling, nodules, ulcers and necrosis have been reported rarely

 

Updated on 19 June 2012

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The IMB has approved new versions of the Prostap DCS SmPCs. The updates are as follows:

 

1.      warning around injection site reactions in section 4.4 (Special warnings and precautions) : In the rare event of an abscess occurring at the injection site, testosterone level should be monitored as there may be inadequate absorption of leuprorelin from the depot formulation.”

 

2.      Section 4.8- Undesirable effects have been updated to include the following adverse events:

Uncommon: as with other medicinal products of this class, anaemia has been reported

Rare: reactions at the injection site, e.g., induration, erythema, pain, abscesses, swelling, nodules, ulcers and necrosis have been reported rarely

Updated on 19 June 2012

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Updated on 31 August 2011

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Updated on 30 August 2011

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