Ganirelix

FDA label, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., subcutaneous, effective 2022-04-19. Full label on DailyMed

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Preparation and administration

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If this happens, withdraw the needle slightly and reposition the needle without removing it from the skin. Alternatively, remove the needle and use a new, sterile, prefilled syringe. Cover the injection site with a swab containing disinfectant and apply pressure; the site should stop bleeding within one or two minutes. Once the needle is correctly placed, depress the plunger slowly and steadily, so the solution is correctly injected and the skin is not damaged.

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Drug Interactions No formal drug-drug interaction studies have been performed.

Contraindications

Ganirelix Acetate Injection is contraindicated under the following conditions: Known hypersensitivity to Ganirelix Acetate or to any of its components. Known hypersensitivity to GnRH or any other GnRH analog. Known or suspected pregnancy (see PRECAUTIONS ).

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Ganirelix Acetate Injection is contraindicated in pregnant women. When administered from Day 7 to near term to pregnant rats and rabbits at doses up to 10 and 30 mcg/day (approximately 0.4 to 3.2 times the human dose based on body surface area), Ganirelix Acetate increased the incidence of litter resorption. There was no increase in fetal abnormalities. No treatment-related changes in fertility, physical, or behavioral characteristics were observed in the offspring of female rats treated with Ganirelix Acetate during pregnancy and lactation.

The effects on fetal resorption are logical consequences of the alteration in hormonal levels brought about by the antigonadotropic properties of this drug and could result in fetal loss in humans. Therefore, this drug should not be used in pregnant women (see CONTRAINDICATIONS ).

Lactation

Nursing Mothers Ganirelix Acetate Injection should not be used by lactating women. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk.

For breastfeeding, also see LactMed (National Library of Medicine), which summarizes milk levels and infant effects.

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