Buserelin Side Effects and Warnings

What are the precautions when taking this medicine?

• Disease symptoms may worsen before improving.

• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.

• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine.

• Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control may not work to prevent pregnancy. Use another form of birth control while taking this medicine.

What are some possible side effects of this medicine?

• Flushing. Wearing layers of clothes or summer clothes and cool environment may help.

• Headache.

• Increased bone pain, blood in urine, and difficulty urinating. Usually resolved 1-2 weeks after treatment has started.

• Emotional ups and downs.

• Nasal irritation.

• Change in sexual ability or desire. This is usually reversible.

• Irritation where the shot is given.

• Weakened bones with long-term use.

Reasons to call healthcare provider immediately

• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.

• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Signs or symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, nervousness, emotional ups and downs, abnormal thinking, anxiety, or lack of interest in life.

• Significant change in thinking clearly and logically.

• Severe headache.

• Swelling or pain of leg or arm.

• Increased bone pain after 2-4 weeks of treatment.

• Unable to pass urine.

• Sudden change in vision, eye pain, or irritation.

• Feeling extremely tired or weak.

• Any rash.

• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.