Leuprolide Coupons & Prices

Leuprolide FAQs

How much does Leuprolide cost without insurance?

Leuprolide costs around $930.75 for uninsured customers, but the price of Leuprolide may vary widely depending on the prices set by the hospital or clinic where you get your injection. With a SingleCare Leuprolide coupon, you will pay per 1, 1 kit box for the same injection if the hospital or clinic accepts SingleCare.

How much does Leuprolide cost with insurance?

Your copay for Leuprolide with insurance will vary depending on your plan and the price charged for Leuprolide by the hospital or clinic where you get your injection. However, Leuprolide may be covered by your health insurance as a medical benefit rather than a prescription drug benefit, in which case your copay cost could be as little as $0. Ask the clinic or hospital where you receive Leuprolide injections if they will accept a SingleCare Leuprolide coupon. If they do, you could pay.

Does Medicare cover Leuprolide and how much does it cost?

Leuprolide is usually not covered under Medicare prescription drug plans, but is covered under Medicare Part B as a medical benefit. Ask the clinic or hospital where you receive Leuprolide injections if they will accept a SingleCare Leuprolide coupon. If so, the price for Leuprolide will only be $278.34 for 1, 1 kit box.

Is there a generic of Leuprolide?

Leuprolide is the active ingredient in Eligard, a brand-name prescription drug that treats prostate cancer.

What is Leuprolide?

Leuprolide is a generic drug and the active ingredient in Eligard, a brand-name prescription drug prescribed to men with advanced prostate cancer. Eligard is a palliative treatment, that is, it helps to slow down the growth of the cancer, but it does not cure or eliminate the cancer.

Leuprolide works by reducing male hormones—testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. It does this by blocking the production of male hormones. Leuprolide attaches to cells that act like switches on organs that produce male hormones and essentially turns them off.

Male hormones are responsible for the uncontrolled growth of prostate cancer cells. These hormones attach to proteins on the outside of the cancer cell and “signal” the cell to produce new cancer cells. By blocking the production of male hormones, Leuprolide reduces the chances of individual cancer cells dividing into new cancer cells.

Leuprolide can also prevent the release of female hormones (estrogen) in women. Because of this, it is sometimes prescribed off-label to treat endometriosis (a condition where the inner lining of the uterus, the endometrium, grows on the outside of the uterus) or uterine fibroids which are non-cancerous growths in the uterus. Both conditions are linked to estrogen.

Leuprolide is administered by a healthcare professional as an injection beneath the skin. Each injection provides a continuous release of leuprolide acetate for two, four, or six months.

What are the side effects of Leuprolide?

Common side effects of Leuprolide include, but are not limited to, acne, hot flashes, chills, nausea, constipation, stomach pain, testicle pain, joint pain, muscle pain, insomnia, “feeling bad” (malaise), loss of interest in sex, and impotence. Mental and mood changes include mood swings, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Serious but rare side effects of Leuprolide include stroke and heart attack.

Allergic reactions are rare but can be severe. Leuprolide can cause severe skin reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis, which may require hospitalization. Watch for important signs of an allergic reaction, including swelling, fever, sore throat, rash, peeling, and blistering, and talk to your doctor if you experience what you believe to be an allergic reaction.