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It was developed as an anti-cancer drug, but the manufacturers were forced to pay $875 million in damages after a legal case for unethical marketing practices. Doctors had been incentivized to prescribe it rather than doing so in good faith.
It was developed as an anti-cancer drug, but the manufacturers were forced to pay $875 million in damages after a legal case for unethical marketing practices. Doctors had been incentivized to prescribe it rather than doing so in good faith.
Lupron is now being promoted as a "puberty blocker" for children and teenagers suffering from [[gender identity disorder]]. The drug, which has to be injected, induces sterility by acting on the pituitary gland and for this reason it is prescribed for the chemical castration of pedophiles.
Lupron is now being promoted as a "puberty blocker" for children and teenagers suffering from [[gender identity disorder]]. The drug, which has to be injected, induces sterility by acting on the pituitary gland and for this reason it is prescribed for the chemical castration of pedophiles.
=Controversy=
There has been concern expressed about suppressed clinical trial data.
<ref> Hidden Clinical Trial Data about Lupron | Impact Ethics
https://impactethics.ca/2014/05/02/hidden-clinical-trial...lupron/comment-page-1/
2 May 2014 - The emails to my website, Lupron Victims Hub, from victims needing help are profoundly ... FDA, legislators, Congress, the courts, and consumer protection groups—do their job. .... I did join a lupron support group on Yahoo.</ref>
The drug has also been alleged to cause birth defects.<ref>Lupron-What Does It Do To Women's Health? - NWHN
https://www.nwhn.org/lupron-what-does-it-do-to-womens-health/
Learn more about the drug Lupron. ... their health care providers immediately.16 The popular website, Drugs.com, states flatly: “Lupron causes birth defects.”17.</ref>
==Damages Case==
==Damages Case==