Firmagon, Degarelix

Firmagon is used in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Firmagon is known as a man-made form of a protein. Firmagon works to reduce the amount of certain hormones in the body, including testosterone. Firmagon works by decreasing the amount of testosterone in the body, which the tumor needs to grow.

Some of the potential side effects of Firmagon include the symptoms below;

Headache,
Nausea,
Abdominal pain,
Injection site reaction,
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome