Veralipride for hot flushes during gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1992;34(2):102-4. doi: 10.1159/000292736.

Abstract

Hot flushes are the commonest symptom induced by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). We performed an open observational trial to evaluate the efficacy of veralipride, an antidopaminergic drug, in reducing hot flushes in 25 premenopausal women treated with a GnRHa for endometriosis (8 subjects) or menorrhagia (17 subjects). The patients received goserelin depot for 6 months and veralipride was added for the third month. Hot flushes, severe in all women at 2 months, improved in both frequency and intensity in 92% of the subjects during veralipride administration. The benefit obtained persisted until the end of the GnRHa treatment.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Endometriosis / blood
  • Endometriosis / drug therapy*
  • Estradiol / blood
  • Female
  • Flushing / chemically induced
  • Flushing / classification
  • Flushing / drug therapy*
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood
  • Goserelin / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Luteinizing Hormone / blood
  • Menorrhagia / blood
  • Menorrhagia / drug therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prolactin / blood
  • Sulpiride / administration & dosage
  • Sulpiride / analogs & derivatives*
  • Sulpiride / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Goserelin
  • Estradiol
  • Sulpiride
  • Prolactin
  • Luteinizing Hormone
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone
  • veralipride