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title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">EL</span>-ə-<span style="font-size:90%">GOH</span>-liks</i></a> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Drug_nomenclature#Trade_names" title="Drug nomenclature">Trade names</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Orilissa, Oriahnn</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data">NBI-56418, ABT-620</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Health-System_Pharmacists" title="American Society of Health-System Pharmacists">AHFS</a>/<a href="/wiki/Drugs.com" title="Drugs.com">Drugs.com</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="www.drugs.com"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.drugs.com/monograph/elagolix-sodium.html">Monograph</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/MedlinePlus" title="MedlinePlus">MedlinePlus</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="medlineplus.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618044.html">a618044</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Regulation_of_therapeutic_goods" title="Regulation of therapeutic goods">License data</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><small><abbr class="country-name" title="United States">US</abbr></small> <a href="/wiki/DailyMed" title="DailyMed">DailyMed</a>: <span title="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/search.cfm?labeltype=all&query=Elagolix">Elagolix</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Pregnancy_category" title="Pregnancy category">Pregnancy<br />category</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Contraindicated</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Route_of_administration" title="Route of administration">Routes of<br />administration</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">By mouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Drug_class" title="Drug class">Drug class</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/GnRH_antagonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH antagonist">GnRH antagonist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System" title="Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System">ATC code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/ATC_code_H01" title="ATC code H01">H01CC03</a> (<span title="www.whocc.no"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=H01CC03">WHO</a></span>) </li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd">Legal status</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Regulation_of_therapeutic_goods" title="Regulation of therapeutic goods">Legal status</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><small><abbr class="country-name" title="Canada">CA</abbr></small>: <a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug" title="Prescription drug"> ℞-only</a><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_CA_PI_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_CA_PI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrillisaLabelCa_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrillisaLabelCa-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><small><abbr class="country-name" title="United States">US</abbr>:</small> <a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug" title="Prescription drug">℞-only</a><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/Pharmacokinetics" title="Pharmacokinetics">Pharmacokinetic</a> data</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Bioavailability" title="Bioavailability">Bioavailability</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Low (5.8% in rats, 11% in monkeys; no human data)<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Plasma_protein_binding" title="Plasma protein binding">Protein binding</a></th><td class="infobox-data">80%<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Drug_metabolism" title="Drug metabolism">Metabolism</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liver" title="Liver">Liver</a> (<a href="/wiki/CYP3A" title="CYP3A">CYP3A</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Biological_half-life" title="Biological half-life">Elimination <span class="nowrap">half-life</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data">Typical: 4–6 hours<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Single dose: 2.4–6.3 hrs<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Continuous: 2.2–10.8 hours<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Excretion" title="Excretion">Excretion</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Urine" title="Urine">Urine</a>: <3%<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Feces" title="Feces">Feces</a>: 90%<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><a href="/wiki/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_chemistry" title="IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry">IUPAC name</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all; text-align:left; padding-left:1.5em; text-indent:-1.5em;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="font-size: 97%;">4-[[(1<i>R</i>)-2-[5-(2-Fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-[[2-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]-4-methyl-2,6-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl]-1-phenylethyl]amino]butanoic acid</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/CAS_Registry_Number" title="CAS Registry Number">CAS Number</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="commonchemistry.cas.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=834153-87-6">834153-87-6</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li><li>Sodium salt: <span title="commonchemistry.cas.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=832720-36-2">832720-36-2</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/PubChem#CID" title="PubChem">PubChem</a> <span style="font-weight:normal"><abbr title="Compound ID">CID</abbr></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11250647">11250647</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Guide_to_Pharmacology" title="Guide to Pharmacology">IUPHAR/BPS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.guidetopharmacology.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/LigandDisplayForward?ligandId=8362">8362</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/DrugBank" title="DrugBank">DrugBank</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.drugbank.ca"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB11979">DB11979</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/ChemSpider" title="ChemSpider">ChemSpider</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.chemspider.com"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.9425680.html">9425680</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Unique_Ingredient_Identifier" title="Unique Ingredient Identifier">UNII</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="precision.fda.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/srs/unii/5B2546MB5Z">5B2546MB5Z</a></span></li><li>Sodium salt: <span title="precision.fda.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/srs/unii/5948VUI423">5948VUI423</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/KEGG" title="KEGG">KEGG</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.kegg.jp"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kegg.jp/entry/D09335">D09335</a></span></li><li>Sodium salt: <span title="www.kegg.jp"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kegg.jp/entry/D09336">D09336</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/ChEBI" title="ChEBI">ChEBI</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.ebi.ac.uk"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:177453">CHEBI:177453</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/ChEMBL" title="ChEMBL">ChEMBL</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.ebi.ac.uk"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembldb/index.php/compound/inspect/ChEMBL1208155">ChEMBL1208155</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Protein_Data_Bank" title="Protein Data Bank">PDB ligand</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>F5O (<span title="www.ebi.ac.uk"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe-srv/PDBeXplore/ligand/?ligand=F5O">PDBe</a></span>, <span title="www.rcsb.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rcsb.org/ligand/F5O">RCSB PDB</a></span>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/CompTox_Chemicals_Dashboard" title="CompTox Chemicals Dashboard">CompTox Dashboard</a> <span style="font-weight:normal">(<abbr title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency">EPA</abbr>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="comptox.epa.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40232348">DTXSID40232348</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21098999#P3117" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at 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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21098999#P2566" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd">Chemical and physical data</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Formula</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Carbon">C</span><sub>32</sub><span title="Hydrogen">H</span><sub>30</sub><span title="Fluorine">F</span><sub>5</sub><span title="Nitrogen">N</span><sub>3</sub><span title="Oxygen">O</span><sub>5</sub></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Molar_mass" title="Molar mass">Molar mass</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002631600000000000♠"></span>631.600</span> g·mol<sup>−1</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em;">3D model (<a href="/wiki/JSmol" class="mw-redirect" title="JSmol">JSmol</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="chemapps.stolaf.edu (3D interactive model)"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jmol.php?model=COc1cccc%28-c2c%28C%29n%28Cc3c%28F%29cccc3C%28F%29%28F%29F%29c%28%3DO%29n%28C%5BC%40H%5D%28NCCCC%28%3DO%29O%29c3ccccc3%29c2%3DO%29c1F">Interactive image</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><a href="/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Simplified molecular-input line-entry system">SMILES</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; padding-left:1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">COc1cccc(-c2c(C)n(Cc3c(F)cccc3C(F)(F)F)c(=O)n(C[C@H](NCCCC(=O)O)c3ccccc3)c2=O)c1F</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><a href="/wiki/International_Chemical_Identifier" title="International Chemical Identifier">InChI</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; padding-left:1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">InChI=1S/C32H30F5N3O5/c1-19-28(21-11-6-14-26(45-2)29(21)34)30(43)40(18-25(20-9-4-3-5-10-20)38-16-8-15-27(41)42)31(44)39(19)17-22-23(32(35,36)37)12-7-13-24(22)33/h3-7,9-14,25,38H,8,15-18H2,1-2H3,(H,41,42)/t25-/m0/s1</div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; padding-left:1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">Key:HEAUOKZIVMZVQL-VWLOTQADSA-N</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Elagolix</b>, sold under the brand name <b>Orilissa</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_antagonist" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist">gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist</a> (GnRH antagonist) medication which is used in the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Pain" title="Pain">pain</a> associated with <a href="/wiki/Endometriosis" title="Endometriosis">endometriosis</a> in women.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_CA_PI_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_CA_PI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrillisaLabelCa_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrillisaLabelCa-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid30194661_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid30194661-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also under development for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Uterine_fibroid" title="Uterine fibroid">uterine fibroids</a> and <a href="/wiki/Menorrhagia" class="mw-redirect" title="Menorrhagia">heavy menstrual bleeding</a> in women.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medication was under investigation for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benign_prostatic_hyperplasia" title="Benign prostatic hyperplasia">enlarged prostate</a> in men as well, but development for these conditions was discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is taken <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">by mouth</a> once or twice per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be taken for up to 6 to 24 months, depending on the dosage.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Side_effect" title="Side effect">Side effects</a> of elagolix include <a href="/wiki/Menopausal_symptoms" class="mw-redirect" title="Menopausal symptoms">menopausal-like symptoms</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Hot_flash" title="Hot flash">hot flashes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Night_sweat" class="mw-redirect" title="Night sweat">night sweats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Insomnia" title="Insomnia">insomnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amenorrhea" title="Amenorrhea">amenorrhea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mood_(psychology)" title="Mood (psychology)">mood</a> changes, <a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">anxiety</a>, and decreased <a href="/wiki/Bone_mineral_density" class="mw-redirect" title="Bone mineral density">bone density</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is a GnRH antagonist, or an <a href="/wiki/Receptor_antagonist" title="Receptor antagonist">antagonist</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_receptor" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor">gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor</a> (GnRHR), the <a href="/wiki/Biological_target" title="Biological target">biological target</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamus" title="Hypothalamus">hypothalamic</a> <a href="/wiki/Hormone" title="Hormone">hormone</a> <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone">gonadotropin-releasing hormone</a> (GnRH).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By blocking the GnRHR, it dose-dependently suppresses the <a href="/wiki/Gonad" title="Gonad">gonadal</a> <a href="/wiki/Biosynthesis" title="Biosynthesis">production</a> and hence circulating levels of <a href="/wiki/Sex_hormone" title="Sex hormone">sex hormones</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Estradiol" title="Estradiol">estradiol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Testosterone" title="Testosterone">testosterone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is a short-acting GnRH antagonist, and can be used to achieve either partial or more substantial suppression of sex hormone levels.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reduced <a href="/wiki/Estrogen" title="Estrogen">estrogen</a> levels in the <a href="/wiki/Endometrium" title="Endometrium">endometrium</a> are responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Efficacy" title="Efficacy">efficacy</a> of elagolix in the treatment of endometriosis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix was first described in 2008 and was approved for medical use in July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19006286_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19006286-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been described as a "second-generation" <a href="/wiki/GnRH_modulator" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH modulator">GnRH modulator</a> due to its <a href="/wiki/Non-peptide" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-peptide">non-peptide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Small-molecule" class="mw-redirect" title="Small-molecule">small-molecule</a> nature and its <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">oral activity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike <a href="/wiki/GnRH_agonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH agonist">GnRH agonists</a> and older <a href="/wiki/GnRH_antagonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH antagonist">GnRH antagonists</a>, which are <a href="/wiki/Peptide" title="Peptide">peptides</a> and first-generation GnRH modulators, elagolix is not a <a href="/wiki/GnRH_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH analogue">GnRH analogue</a> as it is not structurally related to GnRH.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix was the first second-generation and orally active GnRH modulator to be introduced for medical use.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The introduction of elagolix in the United States and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> was followed by that of <a href="/wiki/Relugolix" title="Relugolix">relugolix</a> (brand name Relumina), the next second-generation GnRH antagonist, in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> in January 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight-Relugolix_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-Relugolix-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) considers it to be a <a href="/wiki/First-in-class_medication" title="First-in-class medication">first-in-class medication</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Medical_uses">Medical uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Medical uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix is used in the treatment of moderate to severe <a href="/wiki/Pain" title="Pain">pain</a> associated with <a href="/wiki/Endometriosis" title="Endometriosis">endometriosis</a> in <a href="/wiki/Premenopause" class="mw-redirect" title="Premenopause">premenopausal</a> women.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Endometriosis is a condition in which the <a href="/wiki/Endometrium" title="Endometrium">endometrium</a>, the inner lining of the <a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">uterus</a>, grows outside of the uterus into surrounding <a href="/wiki/Tissue_(biology)" title="Tissue (biology)">tissues</a> and causes <a href="/wiki/Symptom" class="mw-redirect" title="Symptom">symptoms</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Pelvic_pain" title="Pelvic pain">pelvic pain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infertility" title="Infertility">infertility</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid20574791_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid20574791-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 10% of women may be affected by endometriosis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid20574791_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid20574791-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix significantly decreases symptoms of <a href="/wiki/Dysmenorrhea" title="Dysmenorrhea">dysmenorrhea</a> (menstrual pelvic pain), non-<a href="/wiki/Menstrual_cycle" title="Menstrual cycle">menstrual</a> <a href="/wiki/Pelvic_pain" title="Pelvic pain">pelvic pain</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dyspareunia" title="Dyspareunia">dyspareunia</a> (pain during <a href="/wiki/Sexual_intercourse" title="Sexual intercourse">sexual intercourse</a>) in women with endometriosis.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPI2018_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28525302_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28525302-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29889764_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29889764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medication is used at a lower dosage of 150 mg once per day or at a higher dosage of 200 mg twice per day, depending on the severity of symptoms.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPI2018_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The effectiveness of elagolix in the treatment of symptoms of endometriosis was demonstrated in the 6-month Elaris Endometriosis I and II (EM-I and EM-II) <a href="/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research#Phase_III" title="Phases of clinical research">phase III</a> <a href="/wiki/Clinical_trial" title="Clinical trial">clinical trials</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Elaris EM-I, the percentage of women who had a clinical response with respect to dysmenorrhea was 46.4% in the lower-dose elagolix group and 75.8% in the higher-dose elagolix group, as compared with 19.6% in the placebo group; in Elaris EM-II, the corresponding percentages were 43.4% and 72.4%, as compared with 22.7% (P < 0.001 for all comparisons).<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28525302_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28525302-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Elaris EM-I, the percentage of women who had a clinical response with respect to non-menstrual pelvic pain was 50.4% in the lower-dose elagolix group and 54.5% in the higher-dose elagolix group, as compared with 36.5% in the placebo group (P < 0.001 for all comparisons); in Elaris EM-II, the corresponding percentages were 49.8% and 57.8%, as compared with 36.5% (P = 0.003 and P < 0.001, respectively).<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28525302_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28525302-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reductions in symptoms of endometriosis with elagolix resulted in an improved <a href="/wiki/Quality_of_life" title="Quality of life">quality of life</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29889764_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29889764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The duration of use of elagolix in the treatment of endometriosis should be limited due to a progressive risk of <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">bone loss</a>, and the lowest effective dosage should be used.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix can be used for up to 24 months at the 150 mg once per day dosage and for up to 6 months at the 200 mg twice per day dosage.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of its relatively short <a href="/wiki/Duration_of_action" class="mw-redirect" title="Duration of action">duration</a>, elagolix should be taken at approximately the same time each day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the case of twice-daily administration, elagolix should be taken at approximate 12-hour intervals, for instance once in the morning and once at night.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be taken with or without <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is approved only for the treatment of endometriosis.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other approved and off-label uses of GnRH antagonists in general are the same as those of GnRHR <a href="/wiki/Downregulation_and_upregulation" title="Downregulation and upregulation">desensitization</a> therapy with GnRH agonists such as <a href="/wiki/Leuprorelin" title="Leuprorelin">leuprorelin</a>, and include uterine fibroids and <a href="/wiki/Breast_cancer" title="Breast cancer">breast cancer</a> in premenopausal women, <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> in men, <a href="/wiki/Precocious_puberty" title="Precocious puberty">precocious puberty</a> in children, and <a href="/wiki/Transgender_hormone_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Transgender hormone therapy">hormone therapy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> adolescents and adults, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid11734258_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid11734258-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19509099_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19509099-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Available_forms">Available forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Available forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix is available in the form of Orilissa 150 and 200 mg <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">oral</a> <a href="/wiki/Tablet_(pharmacy)" title="Tablet (pharmacy)">tablets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 150 mg tablets are light pink, oblong, and film-coated with "EL 150" debossed on one side, while the 200 mg tablets are light orange, oblong, and film-coated with "EL 200" debossed on one side.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Excipient" title="Excipient">inactive ingredients</a> in the tablets include <a href="/wiki/Mannitol" title="Mannitol">mannitol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sodium_carbonate_monohydrate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium carbonate monohydrate">sodium carbonate monohydrate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pregelatinized_starch" class="mw-redirect" title="Pregelatinized starch">pregelatinized starch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Povidone" class="mw-redirect" title="Povidone">povidone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magnesium_stearate" title="Magnesium stearate">magnesium stearate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polyvinyl_alcohol" title="Polyvinyl alcohol">polyvinyl alcohol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Titanium_dioxide" title="Titanium dioxide">titanium dioxide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol" title="Polyethylene glycol">polyethylene glycol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talc" title="Talc">talc</a>, and a distinct <a href="/wiki/Color_additive" class="mw-redirect" title="Color additive">color additive</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carmine_high_tint" class="mw-redirect" title="Carmine high tint">carmine high tint</a> in the 150 mg tablets and <a href="/wiki/Iron_oxide_red" title="Iron oxide red">iron oxide red</a> in the 200 mg tablets).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contraindications">Contraindications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Contraindications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Contraindication" title="Contraindication">Contraindications</a> of elagolix include <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnancy</a>, known <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a>, severe <a href="/wiki/Hepatic_impairment" class="mw-redirect" title="Hepatic impairment">hepatic impairment</a>, and concomitant use with strong <a href="/wiki/Organic_anion-transporting_polypeptide" class="mw-redirect" title="Organic anion-transporting polypeptide">organic anion-transporting polypeptide</a> (OATP) <a href="/wiki/SLCO1B1" class="mw-redirect" title="SLCO1B1">1B1</a> <a href="/wiki/Transporter_blocker" class="mw-redirect" title="Transporter blocker">inhibitors</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Ciclosporin" title="Ciclosporin">ciclosporin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gemfibrozil" title="Gemfibrozil">gemfibrozil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix may increase the risk of <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">miscarriage</a> in early pregnancy.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Women should avoid pregnancy while taking elagolix, for instance by using <a href="/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">birth control</a>, and should discontinue the medication if they become or wish to become pregnant.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix should not be used in women with osteoporosis because it may increase the risk of further <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">bone loss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Severe hepatic impairment is associated with 7-fold increased exposure to elagolix, which may increase the risk of bone loss.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In women with moderate hepatic impairment, which is associated with 3-fold increased exposure to elagolix, the medication at 200 mg twice per day should not be used, while 150 mg once per day should be used for no more than 6 months.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> OATP1B1 inhibitors are likely to greatly increase exposure to elagolix similarly to moderate to severe hepatic impairment.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Combined_birth_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined birth control">Combined birth control</a> is not contraindicated with elagolix, but because of the <a href="/wiki/Estrogen_(medication)" title="Estrogen (medication)">estrogen</a> component, is expected to decrease the effectiveness of elagolix in the treatment of endometriosis, and hence is not recommended.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other forms of birth control, such as non-hormonal birth control, can be used instead.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is not contraindicated in women who are <a href="/wiki/Breastfeeding" title="Breastfeeding">breastfeeding</a>, but it is unknown whether the medication is <a href="/wiki/Excretion" title="Excretion">excreted</a> in <a href="/wiki/Breast_milk" title="Breast milk">breast milk</a> or if it has adverse effects on <a href="/wiki/Lactation" title="Lactation">milk production</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Breastfeeding" title="Breastfeeding">breastfed</a> child.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of elagolix in women who are breastfeeding should be considered carefully, weighing both benefits and risks.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Side_effects">Side effects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Side effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright"> <caption>Side effects of elagolix in clinical trials (mostly ≥5% incidence)<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_Canada_Label_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_Canada_Label-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa-AbbVie-Leaflet_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa-AbbVie-Leaflet-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Side effect </th> <th>150 mg <abbr title="quaque die (once per day)">q.d.</abbr><br />[n=475] (%) </th> <th>200 mg <abbr title="bis in die (twice per day)">b.i.d.</abbr><br />[n=477] (%) </th> <th>Placebo<br />[n=734] (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_flash" title="Hot flash">Hot flashes</a>/<a href="/wiki/Night_sweat" class="mw-redirect" title="Night sweat">night sweats</a> </td> <td>23–24 </td> <td>45–46 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amenorrhea" title="Amenorrhea">Amenorrhea</a> </td> <td>4; 6–17 </td> <td>7; 13–57 </td> <td><1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Headache" title="Headache">Headaches</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nausea" title="Nausea">Nausea</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mood_swing" title="Mood swing">Mood changes/swings</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">Anxiety</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">Depressive symptoms</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Insomnia" title="Insomnia">Insomnia</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Upper_respiratory_tract_infection" title="Upper respiratory tract infection">Upper respiratory tract infection</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nasopharyngitis" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasopharyngitis">Nasopharyngitis</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinusitis" title="Sinusitis">Sinusitis</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthralgia" title="Arthralgia">Arthralgia</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>>8% <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis"><abbr title="bone mineral density">BMD</abbr> decrease</a> (6 months) </td> <td><1–2 </td> <td>6–7 </td> <td><1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>>8% <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis"><abbr title="bone mineral density">BMD</abbr> decrease</a> (12 months) </td> <td>2–8 </td> <td>21 </td> <td><1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elevated_liver_enzymes" class="mw-redirect" title="Elevated liver enzymes">Elevated liver enzymes</a><sup>a</sup> </td> <td>0.2 (n=1) </td> <td>1.1 (n=5) </td> <td>0.1 (n=1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Suicidal_ideation" title="Suicidal ideation">Suicidal ideation</a> </td> <td>0.2 (n=1) </td> <td>0.2 (n=1) </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">Suicide</a> </td> <td>0.2 (n=1) </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="4" style="width: 1px; background-color:#eaecf0; text-align: center;"><b>Notes:</b> Side effects reported in ≥3% but <5% included <a href="/wiki/Diarrhea" title="Diarrhea">diarrhea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdominal_pain" title="Abdominal pain">abdominal pain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Constipation" title="Constipation">constipation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weight_gain" title="Weight gain">weight gain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dizziness" title="Dizziness">dizziness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irritability" title="Irritability">irritability</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Decreased_libido" class="mw-redirect" title="Decreased libido">decreased libido</a>. <b>Footnotes:</b> <sup>a</sup> = Asymptomatic; <a href="/wiki/Alanine_transaminase" title="Alanine transaminase"><abbr title="alanine transaminase">ALT</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip alanine transaminase</span> >3 times upper limit. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Side_effect" title="Side effect">side effects</a> of elagolix are in general similar to <a href="/wiki/Menopausal_symptoms" class="mw-redirect" title="Menopausal symptoms">menopausal symptoms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most common side effects of elagolix (incidence ≥10%) are <a href="/wiki/Hot_flash" title="Hot flash">hot flashes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Night_sweat" class="mw-redirect" title="Night sweat">night sweats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Headache" title="Headache">headaches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nausea" title="Nausea">nausea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Amenorrhea" title="Amenorrhea">amenorrhea</a> (cessation of <a href="/wiki/Menstruation" title="Menstruation">menstruation</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_CA_PI_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_CA_PI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrillisaLabelCa_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrillisaLabelCa-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next most frequent side effects of elagolix (incidence ≥5%) are <a href="/wiki/Insomnia" title="Insomnia">insomnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">anxiety</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthralgia" title="Arthralgia">arthralgia</a> (joint pain), <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">depression</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mood_(psychology)" title="Mood (psychology)">mood</a> changes.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_CA_PI_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_CA_PI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrillisaLabelCa_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrillisaLabelCa-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29889764_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29889764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Less common side effects of elagolix (incidence ≥3% and <5%) include <a href="/wiki/Decreased_sex_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Decreased sex drive">decreased sex drive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diarrhea" title="Diarrhea">diarrhea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdominal_pain" title="Abdominal pain">abdominal pain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weight_gain" title="Weight gain">weight gain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dizziness" title="Dizziness">dizziness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Constipation" title="Constipation">constipation</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Irritability" title="Irritability">irritability</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other common side effects of elagolix include decreased <a href="/wiki/Bone_mineral_density" class="mw-redirect" title="Bone mineral density">bone mineral density</a> (BMD) and changes in the <a href="/wiki/Blood_lipids" title="Blood lipids">blood lipid</a> <a href="/wiki/Lipid_profile" title="Lipid profile">profile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29889764_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29889764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rare but serious adverse effects that were observed during elagolix therapy in clinical trials included <a href="/wiki/Appendicitis" title="Appendicitis">appendicitis</a> (0.3%), abdominal pain (0.2%), and <a href="/wiki/Back_pain" title="Back pain">back pain</a> (0.2%), though it is unknown if these were due to elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29889764_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29889764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other serious adverse effects of elagolix may include <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">bone loss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">miscarriage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suicidality" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicidality">suicidality</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Elevated_liver_enzymes" class="mw-redirect" title="Elevated liver enzymes">elevated liver enzymes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix was discontinued due to side effects by 5 to 10% of women in clinical trials, with the most common reasons being hot flashes or night sweats, nausea, and decreased BMD.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix dose- and duration-dependently decreases BMD in <a href="/wiki/Premenopause" class="mw-redirect" title="Premenopause">premenopausal</a> women with long-term therapy.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After 6 months of treatment with elagolix, <a href="/wiki/Lumbar_spine" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumbar spine">lumbar spine</a> BMD was decreased by 0.3 to 1.3% with 150 mg once per day and by 2.5 to 3.1% with 200 mg twice per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decrease in BMD during elagolix therapy may not be fully reversible with discontinuation, as only partial recovery was observed 12 months after discontinuation of therapy.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cause of the decrease in BMD with elagolix is <a href="/wiki/Estrogen_deficiency" class="mw-redirect" title="Estrogen deficiency">estrogen deficiency</a>, and is analogous to that associated with <a href="/wiki/Postmenopause" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmenopause">postmenopause</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The consequences of the effects of elagolix on BMD are unknown, but may be an increase in the risk of <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">bone loss</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bone_fracture" title="Bone fracture">fractures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is why the duration of use of elagolix should be limited.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In women with risk factors for bone loss and osteoporosis, such as a history of low-trauma fracture, assessment of BMD may be considered.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix should not be used in premenopausal women with known osteoporosis.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Supplementation with <a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">calcium</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_D" title="Vitamin D">vitamin D</a> during treatment with elagolix has not been studied, but may be beneficial for helping to maintain bone health.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix decreases the amount, intensity, and duration of <a href="/wiki/Menstrual_bleeding" class="mw-redirect" title="Menstrual bleeding">menstrual bleeding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amenorrhea, the cessation of menstruation, was observed in 4 to 17% of women with 150 mg once per day and in 7 to 57% of women with 200 mg twice per day, compared to less than 1% of women given placebo.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decreased menstrual bleeding caused by elagolix may impede the ability to recognize <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnancy</a> in a timely manner.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Based on its mechanism of action, elagolix may increase the risk of <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">miscarriage</a> in early pregnancy, and so should be discontinued if pregnancy occurs.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid23012318_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid23012318-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If pregnancy is suspected, <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy_testing" class="mw-redirect" title="Pregnancy testing">pregnancy testing</a> can be performed.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix decreases the rate of <a href="/wiki/Ovulation" title="Ovulation">ovulation</a> and thereby decreases the likelihood of pregnancy, but has not been shown to be a fully effective <a href="/wiki/Hormonal_contraception" title="Hormonal contraception">contraceptive</a> and should not be relied on to prevent pregnancy.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The incidence of depression and mood changes in clinical trials with elagolix was increased in premenopausal women taking elagolix relative to placebo.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mood- and depression-type side effects such as altered mood, <a href="/wiki/Mood_swing" title="Mood swing">mood swings</a>, depressed mood, depression, depressive symptoms, and <a href="/wiki/Tearfulness" class="mw-redirect" title="Tearfulness">tearfulness</a> occurred in 3 to 6% of women with 150 mg per day and in 5 to 6% of women with 200 mg twice per day, compared to 2 to 3% in women given <a href="/wiki/Placebo" title="Placebo">placebo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Suicidality" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicidality">Suicidal ideation and behavior</a> occurred in a few women (0.2–0.4%), with one suicide observed.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People taking elagolix with new or existing depressive symptoms should be promptly evaluated to determine whether the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In those with new or existing depressive symptoms, referral to a <a href="/wiki/Mental_health_professional" title="Mental health professional">mental health professional</a>, as appropriate, may be warranted.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediate medical attention should be sought for those with suicidal ideation and behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix dose-dependently produced <a href="/wiki/Elevated_liver_enzymes" class="mw-redirect" title="Elevated liver enzymes">elevated liver enzymes</a>, including elevations of <a href="/wiki/Blood_serum" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood serum">serum</a> <a href="/wiki/Alanine_aminotransferase" class="mw-redirect" title="Alanine aminotransferase">alanine aminotransferase</a> of at least 3-fold the upper limit, in clinical trials.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was observed in one woman (0.2%) with 150 mg once per day and in five women (1.1%) with 200 mg twice per day, compared to one woman (0.1%) given placebo.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Medical attention should be sought if signs or symptoms of <a href="/wiki/Liver_injury" title="Liver injury">liver injury</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Jaundice" title="Jaundice">jaundice</a>, are noticed.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest effective dosage of elagolix may be used to minimize the risk of liver problems, and in those who develop elevated liver enzymes during elagolix therapy, prompt evaluation should be done to determine whether the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overdose">Overdose</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Overdose"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the event of an <a href="/wiki/Overdose" class="mw-redirect" title="Overdose">overdose</a> of elagolix, the person should be monitored for any signs or symptoms of <a href="/wiki/Adverse_reaction" class="mw-redirect" title="Adverse reaction">adverse reactions</a> and should be treated on a symptomatic basis as needed.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix has been assessed in clinical studies at a dose as high as a single administration of 1,200 mg, which resulted in concentrations of the medication that were 17 times higher than with the typical high clinical dosage of 200 mg twice per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No adverse effects were mentioned.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chronic overdosage of elagolix may result in greater suppression of estradiol levels and a consequent increased risk of bone loss with long-term therapy.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interactions">Interactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Interactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix has a number of potential <a href="/wiki/Drug_interaction" title="Drug interaction">drug interactions</a> with other medications.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is a <a href="/wiki/Substrate_(biochemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Substrate (biochemistry)">substrate</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cytochrome_P450" title="Cytochrome P450">cytochrome P450</a> (CYP450) <a href="/wiki/Enzyme" title="Enzyme">enzyme</a> <a href="/wiki/CYP3A" title="CYP3A">CYP3A</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inhibitor" title="Enzyme inhibitor">inhibitors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inducer" title="Enzyme inducer">inducers</a> of <a href="/wiki/CYP3A4" title="CYP3A4">CYP3A4</a> may alter the <a href="/wiki/Metabolism" title="Metabolism">metabolism</a> of elagolix and increase or decrease its circulating levels.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The strong CYP3A4 inhibitor <a href="/wiki/Ketoconazole" title="Ketoconazole">ketoconazole</a> has been found to increase peak levels of and total exposure to a single 150 mg dose of elagolix by about 2-fold.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paradoxically, <a href="/wiki/Rifampin" class="mw-redirect" title="Rifampin">rifampin</a>, a strong inducer of CYP3A4 and other CYP450 enzymes, increased peak levels of and total exposure to a single 150 mg dose of elagolix as well.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A single dose of rifampin increased peak levels of elagolix by 4.4-fold and total exposure by 5.6-fold, whereas continuous rifampin therapy increased peak levels of elagolix by 2-fold and total exposure by 1.7-fold.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of elagolix at 200 mg twice per day concomitantly with rifampin is not recommended, whereas the concomitant use of elagolix at 150 mg once per day with rifampin should be limited to 6 months.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No significant changes in exposure to elagolix were observed with concomitant administration of <a href="/wiki/Rosuvastatin" title="Rosuvastatin">rosuvastatin</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Substrate_(biochemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Substrate (biochemistry)">substrate</a> of <a href="/wiki/OATP1B1" class="mw-redirect" title="OATP1B1">OATP1B1</a>, <a href="/wiki/OATP1B3" class="mw-redirect" title="OATP1B3">OATP1B3</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ABCG2" title="ABCG2">BCRP</a>), <a href="/wiki/Sertraline" title="Sertraline">sertraline</a> (a moderate inhibitor of <a href="/wiki/CYP2D6" title="CYP2D6">CYP2D6</a> and <a href="/wiki/CYP2B6" title="CYP2B6">CYP2B6</a>), or <a href="/wiki/Fluconazole" title="Fluconazole">fluconazole</a> (a strong inhibitor of CYP2C19 and a moderate inhibitor of CYP2C9 and CYP3A4).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FDADrugDev_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDADrugDev-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is a substrate of the hepatic <a href="/wiki/OATP1B1" class="mw-redirect" title="OATP1B1">OATP1B1</a> transporter.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Levels of elagolix have been found to be increased by 78% in people with a <a href="/wiki/Genotype" title="Genotype">genotype</a> characterized by reduced OATP1B1 transporter function.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concomitant use of elagolix with medications that inhibit OATP1B1 may increase elagolix levels, and the use of elagolix with strong OATP1B1 inhibitors like <a href="/wiki/Ciclosporin" title="Ciclosporin">ciclosporin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gemfibrozil" title="Gemfibrozil">gemfibrozil</a>, which may markedly increase elagolix exposure, is contraindicated.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is a weak to moderate <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inducer" title="Enzyme inducer">inducer</a> of CYP3A, and may decrease levels of medications that are substrates of CYP3A4.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, elagolix is an inhibitor of <a href="/wiki/P-glycoprotein" title="P-glycoprotein">P-glycoprotein</a>, and may increase levels of medications that are substrates of P-glycoprotein, such as <a href="/wiki/Digoxin" title="Digoxin">digoxin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix has been found to increase exposure to digoxin and <a href="/wiki/Ethinylestradiol" title="Ethinylestradiol">ethinylestradiol</a>, whereas it has been found to decrease exposure to <a href="/wiki/Rosuvastatin" title="Rosuvastatin">rosuvastatin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midazolam" title="Midazolam">midazolam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norethisterone" title="Norethisterone">norethisterone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norelgestromin" title="Norelgestromin">norelgestromin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Norgestrel" title="Norgestrel">norgestrel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because <a href="/wiki/Combined_birth_control_pill" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined birth control pill">combined birth control pills</a> and other forms of <a href="/wiki/Combined_birth_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined birth control">combined birth control</a> contain an estrogen, and because elagolix treats endometriosis by decreasing estrogen levels in the endometrium, these form of <a href="/wiki/Hormonal_birth_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Hormonal birth control">hormonal birth control</a> are likely and expected to decrease the effectiveness of elagolix in the treatment of this condition.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The effect of <a href="/wiki/Progestogen-only_birth_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Progestogen-only birth control">progestogen-only birth control</a> on the effectiveness of elagolix in endometriosis is unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, progestogens are <a href="/wiki/Antiestrogenic" class="mw-redirect" title="Antiestrogenic">antiestrogenic</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">uterus</a>, and high-dose <a href="/wiki/Progestin" class="mw-redirect" title="Progestin">progestin</a> therapy is known to be effective in the treatment of endometriosis similarly to GnRH antagonists.<sup id="cite_ref-Becker2001_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Becker2001-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid26389558_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid26389558-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the basis of limited clinical research, combined birth control pills have also been found to be effective in the treatment of endometriosis, but are likely not as effective as GnRH modulator monotherapy.<sup id="cite_ref-Becker2001_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Becker2001-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is advised that women use non-hormonal methods of <a href="/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">birth control</a> during elagolix therapy and for one week following discontinuation of elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pharmacology">Pharmacology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pharmacology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pharmacodynamics">Pharmacodynamics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pharmacodynamics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix acts as a <a href="/wiki/Potency_(pharmacology)" title="Potency (pharmacology)">potent</a> and <a href="/wiki/Binding_selectivity" title="Binding selectivity">selective</a> <a href="/wiki/Competitive_antagonist" class="mw-redirect" title="Competitive antagonist">competitive antagonist</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_receptor" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor">gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor</a> (GnRHR), the <a href="/wiki/Biological_target" title="Biological target">biological target</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamus" title="Hypothalamus">hypothalamic</a> <a href="/wiki/Peptide_hormone" title="Peptide hormone">peptide hormone</a> <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone">gonadotropin-releasing hormone</a> (GnRH).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As such, it is a <a href="/wiki/GnRH_antagonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH antagonist">GnRH antagonist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Affinity_(pharmacology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Affinity (pharmacology)">affinity</a> (K<sub>D</sub>) of elagolix for the GnRHR is 54 pM.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19006286_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19006286-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LemkeWilliams2012_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LemkeWilliams2012-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By blocking the GnRHR in the <a href="/wiki/Pituitary_gland" title="Pituitary gland">pituitary gland</a>, elagolix suppresses the GnRH-induced <a href="/wiki/Secretion" title="Secretion">secretion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin" title="Gonadotropin">gonadotropins</a> <a href="/wiki/Luteinizing_hormone" title="Luteinizing hormone">luteinizing hormone</a> (LH) and <a href="/wiki/Follicle-stimulating_hormone" title="Follicle-stimulating hormone">follicle-stimulating hormone</a> (FSH) from the <a href="/wiki/Anterior_pituitary" title="Anterior pituitary">anterior pituitary</a>, and thereby decreases the <a href="/wiki/Biosynthesis" title="Biosynthesis">production</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sex_hormone" title="Sex hormone">sex hormones</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Gonad" title="Gonad">gonads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In women, elagolix dose-dependently suppresses the production of <a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovarian</a> hormones including <a href="/wiki/Estradiol" title="Estradiol">estradiol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Testosterone" title="Testosterone">testosterone</a>, and thereby decreases the circulating levels of these hormones.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In men, GnRH modulators suppress the <a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">testicular</a> production of testosterone and estradiol, decreasing the circulating levels of these hormones similarly.<sup id="cite_ref-Melmed2016_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Melmed2016-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike previous <a href="/wiki/GnRH_agonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH agonist">GnRH agonists</a> and antagonists, referred to collectively as <a href="/wiki/GnRH_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH analogue">GnRH analogues</a>, elagolix is a <a href="/wiki/Non-peptide" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-peptide">non-peptide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Small-molecule" class="mw-redirect" title="Small-molecule">small-molecule</a> <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">compound</a> that can be taken <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">orally</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Estrogen" title="Estrogen">Estrogens</a> like estradiol stimulate the <a href="/wiki/Cell_growth" title="Cell growth">growth</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Endometrium" title="Endometrium">endometrium</a>, and thereby aggravate <a href="/wiki/Symptom" class="mw-redirect" title="Symptom">symptoms</a> of <a href="/wiki/Endometriosis" title="Endometriosis">endometriosis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By suppressing estrogen production and levels, elagolix decreases the growth of the endometrium and decreases endometriosis symptoms such as pelvic pain.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is a short-acting GnRH antagonist, with a <a href="/wiki/Terminal_half-life" class="mw-redirect" title="Terminal half-life">terminal half-life</a> of typically about 4 to 6 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the short <a href="/wiki/Duration_of_action" class="mw-redirect" title="Duration of action">duration</a> of elagolix in the body, the activation of the GnRHR by GnRH is not fully blocked throughout the day with once-daily administration of elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, gonadotropin and sex hormone levels are only partially suppressed when elagolix is taken once per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the degree of suppression can be dose-dependently adjusted as needed, for instance with higher-dose twice-daily administration to achieve greater hormonal suppression.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of its short duration in the body, the effects of elagolix are rapidly reversible upon discontinuation.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, due to its partial and incomplete suppression of estradiol levels, the side effects of elagolix, such as hot flashes and decreased BMD, are lower than with first-generation GnRH modulators.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid23885105_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid23885105-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid25249568_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid25249568-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 250px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External images</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="image icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/16px-Searchtool.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/24px-Searchtool.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/32px-Searchtool.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://academic.oup.com/view-large/figure/81683830/jc.2016-3845f2.tif">Levels of LH, FSH, estradiol, and progesterone over a 21-day period with elagolix in premenopausal women</a><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="image icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/16px-Searchtool.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/24px-Searchtool.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/32px-Searchtool.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://academic.oup.com/view-large/figure/81683832/jc.2016-3845f3.tif">Levels of LH, FSH, estradiol, and progesterone after the first dose on day 1 and after the last dose on day 21 with elagolix in premenopausal women</a><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In clinical trials, elagolix produced dose-dependent decreases in gonadotropin, estradiol, and progesterone levels in women.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Median levels of estradiol were partially suppressed to 42 pg/mL (<a href="/wiki/Follicular_phase" title="Follicular phase">follicular phase</a> levels) with 150 mg once daily and were fully or near-fully suppressed to 12 pg/mL (<a href="/wiki/Postmenopause" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmenopause">postmenopausal</a> levels) with 200 mg twice daily.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 21-day study in premenopausal women, the effects of elagolix on FSH levels were found to be maximal at a dosage of 300 mg twice per day or above, whereas its effects on LH and estradiol levels were maximal at a dosage of 200 mg twice per day or above.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Levels of progesterone were maintained at <a href="/wiki/Anovulatory" class="mw-redirect" title="Anovulatory">anovulatory</a> levels (<2 ng/mL) across the 21-day study period at dosages of elagolix of 100 mg twice per day and above.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dosage of elagolix of 400 mg twice per day appears to produce no greater suppression in gonadotropin or estradiol levels than a dosage of 300 mg twice per day in premenopausal women.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suppression of gonadotropin and sex hormone levels with elagolix occurs rapidly, within hours, and upon discontinuation of elagolix, gonadotropin and sex hormone levels remain suppressed for at least 12 hours, but show recovery within 24 to 48 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a consequence of its suppression of gonadotropin and sex hormone levels, elagolix inhibits <a href="/wiki/Ovulation" title="Ovulation">ovulation</a> in women.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of three <a href="/wiki/Menstrual_cycle" title="Menstrual cycle">menstrual cycles</a>, the ovulation rate with elagolix was 50% at 150 mg once daily and 32% at 200 mg twice daily.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because ovulation is triggered by a surge in estradiol levels at <a href="/wiki/Mid-cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-cycle">mid-cycle</a>, estrogen exposure during elagolix therapy might be greater around this time in some women.<sup id="cite_ref-StraussIII2013_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StraussIII2013-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to its activity as a GnRH antagonist, elagolix is a weak to moderate <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inducer" title="Enzyme inducer">inducer</a> of <a href="/wiki/CYP3A" title="CYP3A">CYP3A</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Transporter_inhibitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Transporter inhibitor">inhibitor</a> of <a href="/wiki/P-glycoprotein" title="P-glycoprotein">P-glycoprotein</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, elagolix may affect the <a href="/wiki/Metabolism" title="Metabolism">metabolism</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Active_transport" title="Active transport">transport</a> of other medications, and this may contribute to <a href="/wiki/Drug_interaction" title="Drug interaction">drug interactions</a> with elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pharmacokinetics">Pharmacokinetics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pharmacokinetics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png/325px-Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png/488px-Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png/650px-Levels_of_elagolix_following_a_single_oral_dose_of_different_doses_of_elagolix_in_women.png 2x" data-file-width="1247" data-file-height="1120" /></a><figcaption>Levels of elagolix following a single oral dose of different doses of elagolix in women.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 250px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External image</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="image icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/16px-Searchtool.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/24px-Searchtool.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/32px-Searchtool.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://academic.oup.com/view-large/figure/81683826/jc.2016-3845f1.tif">Levels of elagolix over 12- or 24-hour dosing intervals on days 1 and 21 with elagolix in premenopausal women</a><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Elagolix is taken by the <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">oral</a> <a href="/wiki/Route_of_administration" title="Route of administration">route of administration</a>, in contrast to other GnRH modulators.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The oral <a href="/wiki/Bioavailability" title="Bioavailability">bioavailability</a> of elagolix in humans is not described in the <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) <a href="/wiki/Medication_package_insert" title="Medication package insert">label</a> for the medication, but in <a href="/wiki/Animal_research" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal research">animal research</a> elagolix showed a low oral bioavailability of 5.8% in rats and 11% in monkeys.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following administration, elagolix is rapidly <a href="/wiki/Absorption_(pharmacokinetics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Absorption (pharmacokinetics)">absorbed</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Cmax_(pharmacology)" title="Cmax (pharmacology)">peak concentrations</a> occurring after 0.5 to 1.5 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Drug_accumulation_ratio" title="Drug accumulation ratio">drug accumulation ratio</a> of elagolix at 150 mg once per day is 0.98 and at 200 mg twice per day is 0.89, indicating that it is not accumulated in the body with continuous administration.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Steady_state_(pharmacokinetics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steady state (pharmacokinetics)">steady state</a>, peak levels of elagolix at 150 mg once per day are 574 ng/mL and at 200 mg twice per day are 774 ng/mL while <a href="/wiki/Area-under-the-curve_levels" class="mw-redirect" title="Area-under-the-curve levels">area-under-the-curve levels</a> of elagolix at 150 mg once per day are 1,292 ng•hour/mL and at 200 mg twice per day are 1,725 ng•hour/mL.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Toxicology" title="Toxicology">toxicology</a> study found that levels of elagolix in women after a single dose of 1,200 mg were 17 times higher than in women taking 200 mg twice daily.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taking elagolix with a high-<a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">fat</a> <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">meal</a> has been found to decrease its peak levels by 36% and its area-under-the-curve levels by 24%.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of <a href="/wiki/Distribution_(pharmacology)" title="Distribution (pharmacology)">distribution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Plasma_protein_binding" title="Plasma protein binding">plasma protein binding</a> of elagolix is 80% and its <a href="/wiki/Blood-to-plasma_ratio" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood-to-plasma ratio">blood-to-plasma ratio</a> is 0.6.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Volume_of_distribution" title="Volume of distribution">volume of distribution</a> at <a href="/wiki/Steady_state_(pharmacokinetics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steady state (pharmacokinetics)">steady state</a> is 1,674 L at 150 mg once per day and 881 L at 200 mg twice per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is <a href="/wiki/Metabolism" title="Metabolism">metabolized</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Liver" title="Liver">liver</a>, with the major <a href="/wiki/Metabolic_pathway" title="Metabolic pathway">pathway</a> being by <a href="/wiki/CYP3A" title="CYP3A">CYP3A</a> and minor pathways including by <a href="/wiki/CYP2D6" title="CYP2D6">CYP2D6</a>, <a href="/wiki/CYP2C8" title="CYP2C8">CYP2C8</a>, and <a href="/wiki/UDP-glucuronosyltransferase" class="mw-redirect" title="UDP-glucuronosyltransferase"><abbr title="uridine 5'-diphosphate">UDP</abbr>-glucuronosyltransferases</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Terminal_half-life" class="mw-redirect" title="Terminal half-life">terminal half-life</a> of elagolix is typically about 4 to 6 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid28323948_26-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid28323948-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study found that its half-life was 2.4 to 6.3 hours with a single dose and was 2.2 to 10.8 hours with continuous administration.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19033369_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19033369-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The oral <a href="/wiki/Clearance_(pharmacology)" title="Clearance (pharmacology)">clearance</a> of elagolix is 123 L/hour at 150 mg once per day and 144 L/hour at 200 mg twice per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The major pathway of <a href="/wiki/Elimination_(pharmacology)" title="Elimination (pharmacology)">elimination</a> of elagolix is hepatic metabolism.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is taken up from the <a href="/wiki/Circulatory_system" title="Circulatory system">circulation</a> into the liver by the hepatic <a href="/wiki/OATP1B1" class="mw-redirect" title="OATP1B1">OATP1B1</a> carrier.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In people with two reduced function <a href="/wiki/Allele" title="Allele">alleles</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gene" title="Gene">gene</a> that <a href="/wiki/Genetic_code" title="Genetic code">encodes</a> OATP1B1 (SLCO1B1 521T>C; SLCO1B1 521 C/C <a href="/wiki/Genotype" title="Genotype">genotype</a>), <a href="/wiki/Blood_plasma" title="Blood plasma">plasma</a> levels of elagolix have been found to be increased by 78% relative to in people with normal OATP1B1 function (SLCO1B1 521T/T genotype).<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The frequency of this reduced function OATP1B1 <a href="/wiki/Genotype" title="Genotype">genotype</a> is generally less than 5% in most <a href="/wiki/Race_(human_categorization)" title="Race (human categorization)">racial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ethnicity" title="Ethnicity">ethnic</a> groups.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is <a href="/wiki/Excretion" title="Excretion">excreted</a> less than 3% in <a href="/wiki/Urine" title="Urine">urine</a> and 90% in <a href="/wiki/Feces" title="Feces">feces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Exposure to elagolix is not affected by <a href="/wiki/Renal_impairment" class="mw-redirect" title="Renal impairment">renal impairment</a> or mild <a href="/wiki/Hepatic_impairment" class="mw-redirect" title="Hepatic impairment">hepatic impairment</a>, but is increased by approximately 3-fold in women with moderate hepatic impairment and by approximately 7-fold in women with severe hepatic impairment.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were no differences in the <a href="/wiki/Pharmacokinetics" title="Pharmacokinetics">pharmacokinetics</a> of elagolix between individuals of different racial and ethnic groups.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, the pharmacokinetics of elagolix were unaffected by <a href="/wiki/Body_weight" class="mw-redirect" title="Body weight">body weight</a> and <a href="/wiki/Body_mass_index" title="Body mass index">body mass index</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peak and area-under-the-curve levels of elagolix have been shown to be altered by <a href="/wiki/CYP3A4" title="CYP3A4">CYP3A4</a> <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inhibitor" title="Enzyme inhibitor">inhibitors</a> like <a href="/wiki/Ketoconazole" title="Ketoconazole">ketoconazole</a> and CYP3A4 <a href="/wiki/Enzyme_inducer" title="Enzyme inducer">inducers</a> like <a href="/wiki/Rifampin" class="mw-redirect" title="Rifampin">rifampin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inhibitors of OATP1B1 may increase circulating levels of elagolix, and elagolix is considered to be contraindicated in combination with strong OATP1B1 inhibitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix is a <a href="/wiki/Substrate_(biochemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Substrate (biochemistry)">substrate</a> of <a href="/wiki/P-glycoprotein" title="P-glycoprotein">P-glycoprotein</a>, but the effect of inhibitors and inducers of P-glycoprotein on the pharmacokinetics of elagolix is unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix itself is an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chemistry">Chemistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_receptor#Antagonists" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor">Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor § Antagonists</a></div> <p>Elagolix is a <a href="/wiki/Small-molecule" class="mw-redirect" title="Small-molecule">small-molecule</a> and <a href="/wiki/Non-peptide" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-peptide">non-peptide</a> <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">compound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ChemIDplus_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChemIDplus-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is in contrast to <a href="/wiki/GnRH_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH analogue">GnRH analogues</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Leuprorelin" title="Leuprorelin">leuprorelin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cetrorelix" title="Cetrorelix">cetrorelix</a>, which are <a href="/wiki/Peptide" title="Peptide">peptides</a> and <a href="/wiki/Structural_analog" title="Structural analog">analogues</a> of GnRH.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other small-molecule and non-peptide orally active GnRH antagonists besides elagolix include <a href="/wiki/Linzagolix" title="Linzagolix">linzagolix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Opigolix" title="Opigolix">opigolix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Relugolix" title="Relugolix">relugolix</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sufugolix" title="Sufugolix">sufugolix</a>, although none of these compounds have been introduced for medical use at this time.<sup id="cite_ref-DrugInfoPortal@NLM_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DrugInfoPortal@NLM-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elagolix is used as elagolix sodium, the <a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium">sodium</a> <a href="/wiki/Salt_(chemistry)" title="Salt (chemistry)">salt</a> of elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a white to off white to light yellow <a href="/wiki/Powder" title="Powder">powder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The compound is freely <a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">soluble</a> in <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Chemical_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical name">chemical name</a> of elagolix sodium is sodium 4-({(1<i>R</i>)-2-[5-(2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-{[2-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl}-4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydropyrimidin-1(2<i>H</i>)-yl]-1-phenylethyl}amino)butanoate.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a <a href="/wiki/Molecular_formula" class="mw-redirect" title="Molecular formula">molecular formula</a> of C<sub>32</sub>H<sub>29</sub>F<sub>5</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>5</sub>Na and a <a href="/wiki/Molecular_weight" class="mw-redirect" title="Molecular weight">molecular weight</a> of 653.58 g/mol.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Free_acid" class="mw-redirect" title="Free acid">free acid</a> form of elagolix has a molecular formula of C<sub>32</sub>H<sub>29</sub>F<sub>5</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and a molecular weight of 631.60 g/mol.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix was first described in the literature in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-US7056927_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US7056927-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid15715483_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid15715483-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19006286_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19006286-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally developed by the <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharmaceutical company">pharmaceutical company</a> <a href="/wiki/Neurocrine_Biosciences" title="Neurocrine Biosciences">Neurocrine Biosciences</a>, and was later developed together by Neurocrine Biosciences and <a href="/wiki/AbbVie" title="AbbVie">AbbVie</a> (previously <a href="/wiki/Abbott_Laboratories" title="Abbott Laboratories">Abbott Laboratories</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid19006286_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19006286-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LemkeWilliams2012_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LemkeWilliams2012-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2010, Neurocrine Biosciences and Abbott announced a global agreement to develop and commercialize elagolix for the treatment of endometriosis.<sup id="cite_ref-FierceBiotech2010_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FierceBiotech2010-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medication completed <a href="/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research#Phase_III" title="Phases of clinical research">phase III</a> <a href="/wiki/Clinical_trial" title="Clinical trial">clinical trials</a> for endometriosis in November 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two phase III clinical trials, the Elaris Endometriosis I and II (EM-I and EM-II) studies, were conducted.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The studies included almost 1,700 women, about 950 of whom were treated with elagolix.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29559388_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29559388-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPI2018_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2017, AbbVie filed a <a href="/wiki/New_Drug_Application" title="New Drug Application">New Drug Application</a> (NDA) for elagolix for the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medication was approved by the FDA for the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain in the United States on 23 July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Drugs.com-2_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Drugs.com-2-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first new medication to be approved by the FDA for the treatment of endometriosis in more than a decade.<sup id="cite_ref-Time2018_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time2018-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vox2018_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox2018-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elagolix was the first member of a new class of <a href="/wiki/GnRH_modulator" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH modulator">GnRH modulators</a> described as "second-generation" due to their <a href="/wiki/Non-peptide" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-peptide">non-peptide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Small-molecule" class="mw-redirect" title="Small-molecule">small-molecule</a> nature and <a href="/wiki/Oral_administration" title="Oral administration">oral activity</a> to be marketed.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second member of this group, <a href="/wiki/Relugolix" title="Relugolix">relugolix</a> (brand name Relumina), was introduced in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> in January 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight-Relugolix_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-Relugolix-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to endometriosis, elagolix is under development for the treatment of uterine fibroids and menorrhagia.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is in phase III clinical trials for these indications.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society_and_culture">Society and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Society and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Generic_names">Generic names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Generic names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Elagolix</i> is the <a href="/wiki/Generic_term" class="mw-redirect" title="Generic term">generic name</a> of the drug and its <a href="/wiki/International_Nonproprietary_Name" class="mw-redirect" title="International Nonproprietary Name"><abbr title="International Nonproprietary Name">INN</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name</span> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Adopted_Name" title="United States Adopted Name"><abbr title="United States Adopted Name">USAN</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip United States Adopted Name</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-ChemIDplus_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChemIDplus-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also known by its former developmental code names <i>NBI-56418</i> and <i>ABT-620</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ChemIDplus_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChemIDplus-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brand_names">Brand names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Brand names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix is marketed under the brand name Orilissa.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Availability">Availability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Availability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elagolix is available in the United States and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_FDA_Label-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orilissa_CA_PI_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orilissa_CA_PI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrillisaLabelCa_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrillisaLabelCa-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar medication, <a href="/wiki/Relugolix" title="Relugolix">relugolix</a>, is available in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight-Relugolix_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-Relugolix-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economics">Economics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Economics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to its introduction, elagolix was estimated to cost about <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$850</span> per month.<sup id="cite_ref-UPI2018_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not available as a <a href="/wiki/Generic_medication" class="mw-redirect" title="Generic medication">generic medication</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of November 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, elagolix in <a href="/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research#Phase_III" title="Phases of clinical research">phase III</a> <a href="/wiki/Clinical_trial" title="Clinical trial">clinical trials</a> for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Uterine_fibroid" title="Uterine fibroid">uterine fibroids</a> (uterine leiomyoma) and <a href="/wiki/Menorrhagia" class="mw-redirect" title="Menorrhagia">menorrhagia</a> (abnormally heavy bleeding during <a href="/wiki/Menstruation" title="Menstruation">menstruation</a>) in women.<sup id="cite_ref-EzzatiCarr2015_6-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EzzatiCarr2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An <a href="/wiki/Efficacy" title="Efficacy">efficacy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drug_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug safety">safety</a> study of elagolix in combination with add-back <a href="/wiki/Estradiol_(medication)" title="Estradiol (medication)">estradiol</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Estrogen_(medication)" title="Estrogen (medication)">estrogen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Norethisterone_acetate" title="Norethisterone acetate">norethisterone acetate</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Progestin" class="mw-redirect" title="Progestin">progestin</a>, for the treatment of menorrhagia associated with uterine fibroids in premenopausal women has been published.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid29232843_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid29232843-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medication was also under investigation for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benign_prostatic_hyperplasia" title="Benign prostatic hyperplasia">benign prostatic hyperplasia</a> (enlarged prostate) in men, but development for these indications was discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-AdisInsight_9-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdisInsight-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elagolix&action=edit&section=18" 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href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-24"><sup><i><b>y</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-25"><sup><i><b>z</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-26"><sup><i><b>aa</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-27"><sup><i><b>ab</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-28"><sup><i><b>ac</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-29"><sup><i><b>ad</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-30"><sup><i><b>ae</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-31"><sup><i><b>af</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-32"><sup><i><b>ag</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-33"><sup><i><b>ah</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-34"><sup><i><b>ai</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-35"><sup><i><b>aj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-36"><sup><i><b>ak</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-37"><sup><i><b>al</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-38"><sup><i><b>am</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-39"><sup><i><b>an</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-40"><sup><i><b>ao</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-41"><sup><i><b>ap</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-42"><sup><i><b>aq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-43"><sup><i><b>ar</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-44"><sup><i><b>as</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-45"><sup><i><b>at</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-46"><sup><i><b>au</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-47"><sup><i><b>av</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-48"><sup><i><b>aw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-49"><sup><i><b>ax</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-50"><sup><i><b>ay</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-51"><sup><i><b>az</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-52"><sup><i><b>ba</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-53"><sup><i><b>bb</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-54"><sup><i><b>bc</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-55"><sup><i><b>bd</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-56"><sup><i><b>be</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-57"><sup><i><b>bf</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-58"><sup><i><b>bg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-59"><sup><i><b>bh</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-60"><sup><i><b>bi</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-61"><sup><i><b>bj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-62"><sup><i><b>bk</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-63"><sup><i><b>bl</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-64"><sup><i><b>bm</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-65"><sup><i><b>bn</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-66"><sup><i><b>bo</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-67"><sup><i><b>bp</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-68"><sup><i><b>bq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-69"><sup><i><b>br</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-70"><sup><i><b>bs</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-71"><sup><i><b>bt</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-72"><sup><i><b>bu</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-73"><sup><i><b>bv</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-74"><sup><i><b>bw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-75"><sup><i><b>bx</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-76"><sup><i><b>by</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-77"><sup><i><b>bz</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-78"><sup><i><b>ca</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-79"><sup><i><b>cb</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-80"><sup><i><b>cc</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-81"><sup><i><b>cd</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-82"><sup><i><b>ce</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-83"><sup><i><b>cf</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-84"><sup><i><b>cg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-85"><sup><i><b>ch</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-86"><sup><i><b>ci</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-87"><sup><i><b>cj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-88"><sup><i><b>ck</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-89"><sup><i><b>cl</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-90"><sup><i><b>cm</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-91"><sup><i><b>cn</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-92"><sup><i><b>co</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-93"><sup><i><b>cp</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-94"><sup><i><b>cq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-95"><sup><i><b>cr</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-96"><sup><i><b>cs</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-97"><sup><i><b>ct</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-98"><sup><i><b>cu</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-99"><sup><i><b>cv</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-100"><sup><i><b>cw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-101"><sup><i><b>cx</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-102"><sup><i><b>cy</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-103"><sup><i><b>cz</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-104"><sup><i><b>da</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-105"><sup><i><b>db</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-106"><sup><i><b>dc</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-107"><sup><i><b>dd</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-108"><sup><i><b>de</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-109"><sup><i><b>df</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-110"><sup><i><b>dg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-111"><sup><i><b>dh</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-112"><sup><i><b>di</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-113"><sup><i><b>dj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-114"><sup><i><b>dk</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-115"><sup><i><b>dl</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-116"><sup><i><b>dm</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-117"><sup><i><b>dn</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-118"><sup><i><b>do</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-119"><sup><i><b>dp</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-120"><sup><i><b>dq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-121"><sup><i><b>dr</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-122"><sup><i><b>ds</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-123"><sup><i><b>dt</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-124"><sup><i><b>du</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-125"><sup><i><b>dv</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-126"><sup><i><b>dw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-127"><sup><i><b>dx</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-128"><sup><i><b>dy</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-129"><sup><i><b>dz</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-130"><sup><i><b>ea</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-131"><sup><i><b>eb</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-132"><sup><i><b>ec</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-133"><sup><i><b>ed</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-134"><sup><i><b>ee</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-135"><sup><i><b>ef</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-136"><sup><i><b>eg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-137"><sup><i><b>eh</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-138"><sup><i><b>ei</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orilissa_FDA_Label_1-139"><sup><i><b>ej</b></i></sup></a> <a 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"Overview of elagolix for the treatment of endometriosis". <i>Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol</i>. <b>12</b> (5): 581–8. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1517%2F17425255.2016.1171316">10.1517/17425255.2016.1171316</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27021205">27021205</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:28684228">28684228</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Expert+Opin+Drug+Metab+Toxicol&rft.atitle=Overview+of+elagolix+for+the+treatment+of+endometriosis&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=5&rft.pages=581-8&rft.date=2016-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A28684228%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F27021205&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1517%2F17425255.2016.1171316&rft.aulast=Melis&rft.aufirst=GB&rft.au=Neri%2C+M&rft.au=Corda%2C+V&rft.au=Malune%2C+ME&rft.au=Piras%2C+B&rft.au=Pirarba%2C+S&rft.au=Guerriero%2C+S&rft.au=Orr%C3%B9%2C+M&rft.au=D%27Alterio%2C+MN&rft.au=Angioni%2C+S&rft.au=Paoletti%2C+AM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AElagolix" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlessandroLuigiFeliceMaria2017" class="citation journal cs1">Alessandro P, Luigi N, Felice S, Maria PA, Benedetto MG, Stefano A (April 2017). 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title="Gonadotropin">gonadotropins</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_modulator" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator"><abbr title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone">GnRH</abbr> modulators</a><br />(incl. <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue">analogues</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#DDDDFF;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9em;;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_agonist" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist">Agonists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Peptide:</i> <a href="/wiki/Azagly-nafarelin" title="Azagly-nafarelin">Azagly-nafarelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buserelin" title="Buserelin">Buserelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deslorelin" title="Deslorelin">Deslorelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fertirelin" title="Fertirelin">Fertirelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonadorelin" title="Gonadorelin">Gonadorelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goserelin" title="Goserelin">Goserelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Histrelin" title="Histrelin">Histrelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lecirelin" title="Lecirelin">Lecirelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leuprorelin" title="Leuprorelin">Leuprorelin (leuprolide)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nafarelin" title="Nafarelin">Nafarelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peforelin" title="Peforelin">Peforelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triptorelin" title="Triptorelin">Triptorelin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9em;;text-align:center;"><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin" title="Gonadotropin">Gonadotropins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#DDDDFF;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Preparations" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9em;;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin_preparation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gonadotropin preparation">Preparations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Follicle-stimulating_hormone" title="Follicle-stimulating hormone">Follicle-stimulating hormone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin" title="Human chorionic gonadotropin">Human chorionic gonadotropin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luteinizing_hormone" title="Luteinizing hormone">Luteinizing hormone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menotropin" title="Menotropin">Menotropin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urofollitropin" title="Urofollitropin">Urofollitropin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Others<br />(indirect)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#DDDDFF;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Progonadotropin" title="Progonadotropin">Progonadotropins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Sex steroid antagonists (via disinhibition of the <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal_axis" class="mw-redirect" title="Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis"><abbr title="hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal">HPG</abbr> axis</a>):</i> <a href="/wiki/Antiandrogen" title="Antiandrogen">Antiandrogens</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Flutamide" title="Flutamide">flutamide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bicalutamide" title="Bicalutamide">bicalutamide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enzalutamide" title="Enzalutamide">enzalutamide</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antiestrogen" title="Antiestrogen">Antiestrogens</a>/<a href="/wiki/Selective_estrogen_receptor_modulators" class="mw-redirect" title="Selective estrogen receptor modulators"><abbr title="Selective estrogen receptor modulators">SERMs</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Selective estrogen receptor modulators</span> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Tamoxifen" title="Tamoxifen">tamoxifen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clomifene" title="Clomifene">clomifene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enclomifene" title="Enclomifene">enclomifene</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aromatase_inhibitor" title="Aromatase inhibitor">Aromatase inhibitors</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Anastrozole" title="Anastrozole">anastrozole</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GnRH_agonist" class="mw-redirect" title="GnRH agonist"><abbr title="gonadotropin-releasing hormone">GnRH</abbr> agonists</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone"><abbr title="gonadotropin-releasing hormone">GnRH</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip gonadotropin-releasing hormone</span>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Antigonadotropin" title="Antigonadotropin">Antigonadotropins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Sex steroid agonists (via negative feedback on the <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal_axis" class="mw-redirect" title="Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis"><abbr title="hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal">HPG</abbr> axis</a>):</i> <a href="/wiki/Androgen" title="Androgen">Androgens</a>/<a href="/wiki/Anabolic_steroid" title="Anabolic steroid">anabolic steroids</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Testosterone_(medication)" title="Testosterone (medication)">testosterone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nandrolone_ester" class="mw-redirect" title="Nandrolone ester">nandrolone esters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxandrolone" title="Oxandrolone">oxandrolone</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D2_receptor" class="mw-redirect" title="D2 receptor">D<sub>2</sub> receptor</a> <a href="/wiki/Dopamine_antagonist" title="Dopamine antagonist">antagonists</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prolactin_releaser" class="mw-redirect" title="Prolactin releaser">prolactin releasers</a>) (incl., <a href="/wiki/Domperidone" title="Domperidone">domperidone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metoclopramide" title="Metoclopramide">metoclopramide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Risperidone" title="Risperidone">risperidone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haloperidol" title="Haloperidol">haloperidol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chlorpromazine" title="Chlorpromazine">chlorpromazine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sulpiride" title="Sulpiride">sulpiride</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estrogen_(medication)" title="Estrogen (medication)">Estrogens</a> (incl., <a href="/wiki/Bifluranol" title="Bifluranol">bifluranol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estradiol_(medication)" title="Estradiol (medication)">estradiol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estradiol_ester" class="mw-redirect" title="Estradiol ester">estradiol esters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethinylestradiol" title="Ethinylestradiol">ethinylestradiol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol" title="Diethylstilbestrol">diethylstilbestrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paroxypropione" title="Paroxypropione">paroxypropione</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progestogen" title="Progestogen">Progestogens</a> (incl. <a href="/wiki/Progestin" class="mw-redirect" title="Progestin">progestins</a>, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Chlormadinone_acetate" title="Chlormadinone acetate">chlormadinone acetate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyproterone_acetate" title="Cyproterone acetate">cyproterone acetate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydroxyprogesterone_caproate" title="Hydroxyprogesterone caproate">hydroxyprogesterone caproate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gestonorone_caproate" title="Gestonorone caproate">gestonorone caproate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medroxyprogesterone_acetate" title="Medroxyprogesterone acetate">medroxyprogesterone acetate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megestrol_acetate" title="Megestrol acetate">megestrol acetate</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li><i>Others (mixed or unknown mechanism of action):</i> <a href="/wiki/Danazol" title="Danazol">Danazol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gestrinone" title="Gestrinone">Gestrinone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metallibure" title="Metallibure">Metallibure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#DDDDFF;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><sup>#</sup><a href="/wiki/WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines" title="WHO Model List of Essential Medicines">WHO-EM</a></li> <li><sup>‡</sup><a href="/wiki/List_of_withdrawn_drugs" title="List of withdrawn drugs">Withdrawn</a> from market</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinical_trial" title="Clinical trial">Clinical trials</a>: <ul><li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research#Phase_III" title="Phases of clinical research">Phase III</a></li> <li><sup>§</sup>Never to phase III</li></ul></li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:GnRH_and_gonadotropin_receptor_modulators" title="Template:GnRH and gonadotropin receptor modulators"><abbr title="gonadotropin-releasing hormone">GnRH</abbr> and gonadotropin receptor modulators</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Androgens_and_antiandrogens" title="Template:Androgens and antiandrogens">Androgens and antiandrogens</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Estrogens_and_antiestrogens" title="Template:Estrogens and antiestrogens">Estrogens and antiestrogens</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Progestogens_and_antiprogestogens" title="Template:Progestogens and antiprogestogens">Progestogens and antiprogestogens</a></dd></dl></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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title="Azagly-nafarelin">Azagly-nafarelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buserelin" title="Buserelin">Buserelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deslorelin" title="Deslorelin">Deslorelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fertirelin" title="Fertirelin">Fertirelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone">GnRH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonadorelin" title="Gonadorelin">Gonadorelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goserelin" title="Goserelin">Goserelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Histrelin" title="Histrelin">Histrelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leuprorelin" title="Leuprorelin">Leuprorelin (leuprolide)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutrelin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutrelin (page does not exist)">Lutrelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nafarelin" title="Nafarelin">Nafarelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peforelin" title="Peforelin">Peforelin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salmon_GnRH&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salmon GnRH (page does not exist)">Salmon GnRH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triptorelin" title="Triptorelin">Triptorelin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zoptarelin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zoptarelin (page does not exist)">Zoptarelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoptarelin_doxorubicin" title="Zoptarelin doxorubicin">Zoptarelin doxorubicin</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Antagonists:</i> <i>Peptides:</i> <a href="/wiki/Abarelix" title="Abarelix">Abarelix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acyline" title="Acyline">Acyline</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azaline_B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Azaline B (page does not exist)">Azaline B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cetrorelix" title="Cetrorelix">Cetrorelix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degarelix" title="Degarelix">Degarelix</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Detirelix&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Detirelix (page does not exist)">Detirelix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganirelix" 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selflink">Elagolix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linzagolix" title="Linzagolix">Linzagolix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opigolix" title="Opigolix">Opigolix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relugolix" title="Relugolix">Relugolix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sufugolix" title="Sufugolix">Sufugolix</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin_receptor" title="Gonadotropin receptor">Gonadotropin</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Luteinizing_hormone/choriogonadotropin_receptor" title="Luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor"><abbr title="Luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor">LH/hCG</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; 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