What is Vantas?
Vantas is a synthetic form of a hormone that regulates a variety of processes within the body. Histrelin stimulates the body's creation of certain hormones and causes their production to stop for a short period of time.
Vantas Implant The Vantas implant is utilized to manage the symptoms associated with prostate cancer in males.Vantas is a treatment for prostate cancer symptoms, but it does not treat the cancer itself.
Warnings
Vantas can trigger side reactions such as angry spells, crying aggression, being irritable, or being restless. Consult your physician if you are experiencing any new or worsening mental health issues.
Before receiving the Vantas implant, you should inform your physician if you experience difficulty or painful urination, heart disease, diabetes, or coronary artery disease. Liver disease, history of a heart attack or stroke, osteoporosis, or any disease that is affecting your spine.
Consult your physician immediately in case you experience an adverse reaction that is serious, such as extreme numbness, burning sensations in your feet, legs, or feet, muscle weakness, issues with coordination or balance, or loss of bladder or the control of the bowels in urination, or a higher or lower frequency than normal, sudden numbness, or severe headaches, problems with vision or speech, as well as more thirst or urination, an excessive appetite, or chest pain that spreads into the shoulder or arm.
The Vantas implant is typically put in place for a period of 12 months and then taken off. Your physician will decide when to determine if you should receive a second implant to treat the symptoms you are experiencing.
Before you take this drug
It is not recommended to make use of a Vantas implant if you're sensitive to histrelin or similar hormone medicines like Leuprolide (Lupron, Eligard, and Viadur), Nafarelin (Synarel), and Ganirelix (Antagon).
Vantas are not recommended for children or women.
Do not take Vantas when you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby or trigger an unplanned miscarriage. Make sure you use effective birth control methods to avoid pregnancy. Also, inform your doctor as soon as you find yourself pregnant.
Vantas are not to be used for children or women.
To be sure Vantas is suitable for you, ask your doctor if you previously had:
- An obstruction in the bladder or other urinary problems;
- Diabetes;
- Heart attacks, heart disease, or stroke
- Lengthy QT syndrome (in the case of you or a relative);
- Low bone mineral density (osteoporosis)
- A condition affecting your spine.
It is not always safe to breastfeed while taking Vantas.Discuss any potential risks with your doctor.Vantas is not recommended to be used by anyone younger than 18 years of age.
How to take Vantas?
Vantas is available as an implant that is tiny and placed under the skin inside your arm's upper. It is implanted by undergoing a minor surgery at a doctor's clinic or office.It is best to put the implant inside the arm that is not your dominant arm (your left arm if you have a right hand). Be sure to inform your physician which arm you use the most often.
As you lie on your back, your hand will be placed on your back with your elbow bent and kept still as the implant is placed. The upper skin of your arm is treated using a numbing agent to keep the patient from experiencing discomfort during the procedure. After your arm has been anemic, your physician will employ a scalpel to make a small cut to allow the implant to be placed.
The Vantas implant is inserted with an instrument specially designed to push the implant through an incision within the skin. Following the injection and then removing the tool for insertion, the doctor will examine your arm to make sure that the implant was properly put in place.The skin incision could be closed using a surgical strip or stitches. Follow the instructions of your physician for treating the wound, and keep it covered and clean until the wound heals completely. Maintain your arm's dryness for at least 24 hours.
It is likely that you will be in a position to feel the implant under your skin; however, it shouldn't cause discomfort or pain.The Vantas implant is typically placed in the place for a year and must then be removed by a surgical incision. Do not attempt the removal of the implant by yourself. Your physician will determine if you require a second implant for continuing treatment.
Contact your physician if you are experiencing any swelling, pain or tenderness, itching, bleeding, tingling, or redness at the site where the implant was placed, as well as if your implant falls through your skin or is removed.
To make sure that the medication will help the condition you are suffering from, it could require regular blood tests. The results of your blood tests will allow your doctor to determine how long you should be treated with Vantas.Histrelin can produce unusual results when testing for certain medical conditions. Be sure to inform any doctor treating you about the use of this medication.
Details on dosage
Usual Adult Dose for Prostate Cancer:
One 50 mg tablet is inserted subcutaneously within the inner part of the upper arm.
Therapy duration The implant must be removed at the end of 12 months.
Comments: To maintain treatment, a second implant can be placed at the same moment when the implant is taken off.
Use:
Palliative treatment for prostate cancer, which is an advanced cancer.
What happens if I miss the dose?
Because Vantas is prescribed in the form of an implant from a medical specialist, it doesn't have a dosing schedule for the day.
The implant shouldn't be kept in your arm for more than 12 months. Contact your physician when it's time to have the implant removed.
What happens if I miss the dose?
Because the Vantas implant has a particular amount of medicine and is not likely to suffer an overdose.
What should be avoided?
At least seven days following the day your implant was placed, refrain from strenuous lifting or exercise for at least seven days.
Side effects of Vantas
See a doctor immediately. If you show symptoms for an allergy reaction, Vantas: hives; difficulty breathing; or swelling of your lips, face, or tongue.
Contact your doctor immediately. If you are suffering from:
- Bones pain, numbness, and weakness in the feet or legs;
- Hard or painful urine; bloody urine;
- A seizure;
- Increased pressure within the skull; severe headaches, hearing ringing, nausea, dizziness, eyesight problems, or pain behind your eyes;
- Mental disorders such as crying spells, aggression, anger, being irritable, or being restless.
Common Vantas side effects can include:
- Constipation;
- Urination issues;
- Breast swelling;
- Hot flashes;
- Fatigue;
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence), diminished testicle size,
- Bruises, redness, pain, swelling, pain, or irritation at the site where the implant was placed.
This isn't a complete list of possible side effects, and other effects may also be present. Consult your physician for advice regarding medical adverse effects. You can report any adverse reactions to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Interaction with other drug
Other medications can interfere with histrelin, such as prescription and non-prescription medicines such as vitamins and herbal products. Inform your doctor about all of your current medications as well as any medications you are about to start or stop taking.
