How does Zoladex® 3.6mg work in men?
Goserelin is a member of the anti-hormonal group of medicines: · Hormones are natural chemical signals, which are released by different parts of the body and can be carried in the blood to another area to have an effect. · Hormonal therapy involving treatment with goserelin, which is an analogue of an endocrine hormone called Luteinising Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH), reduces the production by the testes of male sex hormones, including testosterone. · Testosterone is a sex hormone, which at certain stages of prostate cancer helps promote the growth of the tumour. · Goserelin works by reducing the production of testosterone. This stops or slows the growth of cancer cells and is sometimes called medical castration How is Zoladex® 3.6mg given? Zoladex 3.6mg is given as an injection of a cylindrical pellet under the skin of the lower abdomen (body trunk) and lasts for 28 days. Zoladex 3.6mg lasts for 28 days because the pellet (which is usually referred to as a depot formulation) slowly
