Synarel vs. Lupron depot: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Synarel and Lupron depot. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 98,738 people who take Synarel and Lupron depot, and is updated regularly.
What is Synarel?
Synarel has active ingredients of nafarelin acetate. It is often used in endometriosis. eHealthMe is studying from 326 Synarel users. Check the latest studies of Synarel.
What is Lupron depot?
Lupron depot has active ingredients of leuprolide acetate. It is often used in endometriosis. eHealthMe is studying from 27,037 Lupron depot users. Check the latest studies of Lupron depot.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
98,738 people who take Synarel and Lupron depot are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate)
- Synarel (nafarelin acetate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Synarel:
- not at all: 42.86 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 14.29 %
- high: 42.86 %
- very high: 0 %
Lupron Depot:
- not at all: 9.29 %
- somewhat: 19.56 %
- moderate: 25.43 %
- high: 30.56 %
- very high: 15.16 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Sharma SP, Muggia F, "Supraventricular tachycardia and urticaria complicating leuprolide-induced ovarian suppression in a young woman with breast cancer: a case report", ecancermedicalscience, 2016 Jan .
- Pong YH, Lu YC, Tsai VF, Huang PL, Hsieh JT, Chang HC, "Acute manic and psychotic symptoms following subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in a male patient without prior psychiatric history: A case report and literature review", Urological Science, 2014 Mar .
- Sharma SP, Muggia F, "Supraventricular tachycardia and urticaria complicating leuprolide-induced ovarian suppression in a young woman with breast cancer: a case report", ecancermedicalscience, 2016 Jan .
- Pong YH, Lu YC, Tsai VF, Huang PL, Hsieh JT, Chang HC, "Acute manic and psychotic symptoms following subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in a male patient without prior psychiatric history: A case report and literature review", Urological Science, 2014 Mar .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Synarel (313 reports)
- Lupron depot (26,735 reports)
Browse all side effects of Synarel:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Lupron depot:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on nafarelin acetate and leuprolide acetate (the active ingredients of Synarel and Lupron depot, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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