Cetrorelixdrug info
cetrorelix 0.25 MG Injection
What it is used for
Cetrorelix acetate for injection is indicated for the inhibition of premature LH surges in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 8, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Cetrorelix acetate for injection is a synthetic decapeptide with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonistic activity. Cetrorelix acetate is an analog of native GnRH with substitutions of amino acids at positions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 10. The molecular formula is Acetyl-D-3-(2´-naphtyl)-alanine-D-4-chlorophenylalanine-D-3-(3´-pyridyl)-alanine -L-serine-L-tyrosine-D-citruline-L-leucine-L-arginine-L-proline-D-alanine-amide, and the molecular weight is 1431.06, calculated as the anhydrous free base. The structural formula is as follows: Cetrorelix acetate (Ac-D-Nal 1 - D -Cpa 2 - D -Pal 3 -Ser 4 -Tyr 5 - D -Cit 6 -Leu 7 -Arg 8 -Pro 9 - D -Ala 10 -NH 2 ) Cetrorelix Acetate for Injection 0.25 mg is a sterile lyophilized powder intended for subcutaneous injection after reconstitution with Sterile Water for Injection, USP, that comes supplied in a 1.0 mL pre-filled syringe. Each vial of cetrorelix acetate for injection 0.25 mg contains 0.26-0.27 mg cetrorelix acetate, equivalent to 0.25 mg cetrorelix, and 54.8 mg mannitol. cetro-spl-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 8, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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