What is Fensolvi (6 Month): Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Updated May 14, 2025  •  Published Jul 27, 2021

Fensolvi (6 Month) overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Eligard, Fensolvi, Lupron Depot, Lupron Depot-Ped

Generic Names:

  • Fensolvi (6 Month)

Uses:

  • Treats endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and premature puberty. Also treats symptoms of prostate cancer.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Antineoplastic Agent, Endocrine-Metabolic Agent, Endometrial Hyperplasia Agent

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What is Fensolvi (6 Month) used for?

What form(s) does Fensolvi (6 Month) come in

  • Injectable

What are common Fensolvi (6 Month) doses?

  • Box 1 Kit

Common Fensolvi (6 Month) prescriptions

  • Fensolvi (6 Month)
    1 kit box

How to take Fensolvi (6 Month)

  • Injection route: If you store this medicine at home, keep it at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

  • Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and schedule. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or under the skin. Leuprolide injection is given on different schedules for different conditions. It might be given every day, once a month, or every few months.

  • Injection route: A nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

  • Injection route: You may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

  • Injection route: You will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas.

  • Injection route: Use a new needle and syringe each time you inject your medicine.

  • This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

  • Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

  • Missed dose: Injection route: This medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose, call your doctor, home health caregiver, or treatment clinic for instructions.

What to do if you miss a dose of Fensolvi (6 Month)

Fensolvi (6 Month) contraindications

  • This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to leuprolide or similar medicines, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have unusual vaginal bleeding.

Fensolvi (6 Month) warnings

  • Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

  • It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant. Women who are using this medicine should use birth control that does not contain hormones (including condoms, spermicide).

  • Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, heart or blood vessel disease, heart rhythm problems (including long QT syndrome), problems with your nervous system, or a history of asthma, sinusitis, drug allergy, brain tumor, depression, mental illness, seizures, or stroke.

  • Women: Your menstrual periods should stop, but you might have light bleeding or spotting. If you continue to have heavy bleeding or regular periods, call your doctor.

  • This medicine may cause the following problems: Changes in mood or behavior, increased risk for seizures, heart rhythm changes, weaker bones, which may lead to osteoporosis, problems with the urinary tract or spinal cord (in men), changes in blood sugar levels (in men), increased risk of heart attack or stroke (in men)

  • Your symptoms might get worse when you first start using this medicine, but they should get better as the medicine starts to work. If your condition does not begin to improve after 2 weeks, check with your doctor.

  • Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

  • Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Fensolvi (6 Month) interactions

  • Some medicines can affect how leuprolide works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: Medicine to treat depression (including bupropion, SSRIs)Medicine to treat heart rhythm problems, medicine to treat seizures, steroid medicine (including dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone)

  • If you are using Lupron Depot® 11.25 mg together with norethindrone acetate, you should also read and understand the information and instructions about using norethindrone. The warnings and precautions on norethindrone will also apply to Lupron Depot® 11.25 mg.

  • Women: Your menstrual periods should stop, but you might have light bleeding or spotting. If you continue to have heavy bleeding or regular periods, call your doctor.

  • This medicine may cause the following problems: heart rhythm changes, weaker bones, which may lead to osteoporosis, problems with the urinary tract or spinal cord (in men), changes in blood sugar levels (in men), higher risk of heart attack or stroke (in men)

  • Your symptoms might get worse when you first start using this medicine, but then they should get better as the medicine starts to work. If your condition does not begin to improve after 2 weeks, call your doctor.

  • Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

  • Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

  • Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Fensolvi (6 Month) side effects

Serious Side Effects

  • Vaginal bleeding, discharge, itching, or pain

  • Trouble breathing

  • Seizures

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Change in how much or how often you urinate

  • Depression, mood or behavior changes

  • Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat

  • Fever, chills, cough, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, body aches

  • Unusual or severe bone or back pain

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Headache, dizziness

  • Pain, itching, burning, bruises, or swelling where the shot was given

  • Constipation, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain

  • Loss of interest in sex, sexual problems

  • Weight changes

  • Hot flashes, sweating, warmth or redness in your face, neck, arms, or upper chest