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Active substance

Degarelix

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
FIRMAGON 120 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION120 mgPowder and solvent for solution for injection · Subcutaneous use2 VialSAR 1097.80NCE · PrescriptionFERRINGValid
FIRMAGON 80MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION80 mgPowder and solvent for solution for injection · Subcutaneous use1 VialSAR 605.45NCE · PrescriptionFERRINGValid
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

PROSTATE CANCER

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
FIRMAGONEQ 80MG BASE/VIAL; EQ 120MG BASE/VIALpowder · subcutaneousFERRINGPrescription24 Dec 2008

EMA European Union — centrally authorised medicines

Firmagon Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S · Authorised · authorised 17 Feb 2009 · ATC L02BX02

Therapeutic indication (EMA)

FIRMAGON is a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist indicated: - for treatment of adult male patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer. - for treatment of high-risk localised and locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with radiotherapy. - as neo-adjuvant treatment prior to radiotherapy in patients with high-risk localised or locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer.

Degarelix Accord Accord Healthcare S.L.U. · Authorised · authorised 29 Sep 2023 · ATC L02BX02

Therapeutic indication (EMA)

Degarelix Accord is a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist indicated: for treatment of adult male patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer. for treatment of high-risk localised and locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer in combination with radiotherapy. as neo-adjuvant treatment prior to radiotherapy in patients with high-risk localised or locally advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer.

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
FIRMAGON0233702980 MG / VIALPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · SUBCUTANEOUSFERRING INC
FIRMAGON02337037120 MG / VIALPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · SUBCUTANEOUSFERRING INC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffDegarelix 80mg powder and solvent for solution for injection vials£79.901 vial1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 24 Feb 2020 FIRMAGON — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.