Lupron ® (leuprolide acetate)
LUPRON ® (LEUPROLIDE ACETATE) IS A MEDICATION THAT IS USED TO TREAT CONDITIONS SUCH AS PROSTATE CANCER, ENDOMETRIOSIS, AND UTERINE FIBROIDS. IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE FORM OF AN INJECTABLE SOLUTION, WHICH IS PACKAGED IN A VIAL. THE VIAL CONTAINS A POWDER THAT MUST BE MIXED WITH A STERILE LIQUID BEFORE IT CAN BE INJECTED. THE PACKAGE WILL COME WITH THE VIAL OF POWER AND A SEPARATE VIAL OF LIQUID, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR MIXING THE MEDICATION. THE MIXED SOLUTION IS USUALLY GIVEN AS AN INJECTION UNDER THE SKIN OR INTO A MUSCLE.
YOU CAN USE A HANDHELD DEVICE, CALLED NOODLE® , THAT CAN MAKE MAKE INJECTIONS MORE COMFORTABLE BY NUMBING AND DISINFECTING THE SKIN BEFORE AN INJECTION. THE DEVICE USES A DISPOSABLE SPONGE STICK, SOAKED IN ALCOHOL, THAT ROTATES AND TAPS THE SKIN, AND TWO ELECTRODES THAT APPLY TENS ELECTRICITY TO THE SKIN FOR 25 SECONDS. AFTER USING NOODLE, YOU CAN INJECT AS NORMAL. NOODLE® IS USED FOR BOTH SELF-INJECTORS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. MORE INFORMATION ON NOODLE® IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://PAINLESS.WORLD
