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INFORMATION FOR CAREGIVERS
IMPORTANT SAFETY IMFORMATION
Information For Caregivers of Prostate Cancer Patients
Someone I Care About Has Prostate Cancer
Does someone you care about have prostate cancer? Maybe he's your husband, your
father, your grandfather, or even your golf partner or other close friend. Whoever
he is, he could use your support.
There are many ways you can help. Here are some important points to keep in mind:
One of the best things you can do to help someone with prostate cancer is to learn
all you can about prostate cancer care. The more you know, the better able you will
be able to help him in his treatment. To learn all about advanced prostate cancer,
how it is treated, and how to manage side effects your loved one may experience
in treatment, visit
What Is Advanced Prostate Cancer?,
Treating Prostate Cancer, and
Managing Side Effects.
Sometimes it can be difficult to know how much and what kind of support may be welcomed
by your loved one with prostate cancer. Some people may prefer to handle such issues
on their own while others may welcome support from others. To find out, simply ask.
For example, would he want you to accompany him to doctor visits? You don't have
to be there for the exam, but you can drive there and back, or, if he'd like, you
could even take notes and ask questions of the doctor. For tips on what you can
do to help, check out our Caregiver
Checklist.
If your partner is being treated for advanced prostate cancer, then sexual concerns
may become an issue for you both. Depending on your partner's treatment, he may
experience
erectile dysfunction—-the loss of the ability to achieve or
maintain an erection—and/or the loss of sex drive. Visit the Partner's Corner to find out more about how you and your
partner can handle sexual concerns.
Have you ever been treated with a hormonal therapy?
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Important Safety Information
ELIGARD should not be used by women, children, or anyone who is allergic to the
drug leuprolide acetate or any of the ingredients of ELIGARD. Leuprolide acetate
can cause harm to the fetus if given to a pregnant woman.
ELIGARD, like other drugs in its class, causes a temporary increase in testosterone
during the first and second weeks of treatment. Patients may experience worsening
of symptoms or new symptoms during the first weeks of treatment, including bone
pain, nerve damage, blood in the urine, pressure on the spine, or difficulty urinating.
If your cancer has spread to the spine or urinary tract, urinary blockage or pressure
in the spine may occur and can sometimes lead to paralysis, which may be fatal.
You may require close medical attention during the first few weeks of therapy and
you should notify your doctor if you develop any new or worsened symptoms after
beginning treatment with ELIGARD.
The most common injection site side effects are temporary burning and stinging,
pain, bruising and redness. The most common systemic adverse events include mild
to severe hot flashes/sweats, fatigue, weakness, fever, muscle pain, testicular
shrinkage and breast enlargement. For more information on these and other side effects,
please talk to your doctor.
Indication
ELIGARD is a prescription drug, given by injection, for the management of advanced
prostate cancer. However, there is no known cure for prostate cancer.
Please see and full mixing and administration instructions.
Click here
for information on drug anti-counterfeiting.
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