DDInter1042 DDInter1088
Leuprolide is a synthetic 9-residue peptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Unlike the endogenous decapeptide GnRH, leuprolide contains a single D-amino acid (D-leucyl) residue, which helps to increase its circulating half-life from three to four minutes to approximately three hours. As a GnRH mimic, leuprolide is capable of binding to the GnRH receptor (GnRHR) and inducing downstream modulation of both gonadotropin hormone and sex steroid levels. Prolonged activation of GnRHR results in significant downregulation of sex steroid levels, which is primarily responsible for the clinical efficacy of leuprolide in diverse conditions, including advanced prostate cancer, endometriosis, and central precocious puberty.[A203126, A203132] Leuprolide was first approved in 1985 as a daily subcutaneous injection under the tradename
Loperamide is an anti-diarrheal agent that is available as various over-the-counter products for treating diarrhea. The drug was first synthesized in 1969 and used medically in 1976. It is a highly lipophilic synthetic phenylpiperidine opioid that is structurally similar to opiate receptor agonists such as [diphenoxylate] and [haloperidol]. Due to pharmacological properties, loperamide has been misused and abused to self-manage opioid withdrawal symptoms and to induce euphoria.[A251610, A251625] However, loperamide is associated with a risk for experiencing a range of adverse effects, often life-threatening, if taking for non-therapeutic reasons or at doses higher than the recommended dose.
Loperamide {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Methadyl Acetate
Loperamide {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Dextropropoxyphene
Loperamide {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Clofedanol
Loperamide {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) CYP3A4
Loperamide {u} (Compound) upregulates {v} (Gene) SQLE
Loperamide {u} (Compound) is included by {v} (Pharmacologic Class) Opioid Agonists
Loperamide {u} (Compound) downregulates {v} (Gene) MRPL12
Loperamide {u} (Compound) causes {v} (Side Effect) Nausea
Loperamide {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Cholestyramine
Loperamide {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Ivacaftor
Loperamide (Compound) resembles Methadyl Acetate (Compound)
Loperamide may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Dextropropoxyphene
Loperamide (Compound) resembles Clofedanol (Compound)
Loperamide (Compound) binds CYP3A4 (Gene)
Loperamide (Compound) upregulates SQLE (Gene)
Loperamide (Compound) is included by Opioid Agonists (Pharmacologic Class)
Loperamide (Compound) downregulates MRPL12 (Gene)
Loperamide (Compound) causes Nausea (Side Effect)
Loperamide may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Cholestyramine
Loperamide may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Ivacaftor