Cetrorelix acetate
GnRH antagonist that blocks a premature LH surge
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A gonadotropin-releasing-hormone antagonist used for the same job as ganirelix: preventing ovulation from happening before the retrieval. Which of the two a clinic uses is largely protocol and supply preference.
When it is given
Started partway through the stimulation phase and continued daily until the trigger, in an antagonist protocol.
What it actually costs
The national average price a US pharmacy pays to acquire this drug, published by CMS for every priced package. A wholesale floor, not a retail quote.
No published generic acquisition price
CMS publishes an average acquisition cost only for drugs with generic pharmacy supply. Biologic gonadotropins usually have none, so no figure is shown here rather than an estimated one.
Across a whole stimulation cycle, medication typically totals $3,000–$7,000, which is the number that matters for a budget. See the full cycle breakdown or how families pay for it.
What the prescribing information says
The current FDA structured product label, as published through openFDA and DailyMed. Excerpted verbatim, not summarised.
No FDA label indexed yet
The label feed has not returned a structured label for this medication. Nothing is shown rather than a paraphrase.
About Cetrorelix acetate
What is Cetrorelix acetate used for in fertility treatment?
A gonadotropin-releasing-hormone antagonist used for the same job as ganirelix: preventing ovulation from happening before the retrieval. Which of the two a clinic uses is largely protocol and supply preference. Started partway through the stimulation phase and continued daily until the trigger, in an antagonist protocol.
How is Cetrorelix acetate given?
Injectable. Started partway through the stimulation phase and continued daily until the trigger, in an antagonist protocol.
Why is there no listed price for Cetrorelix acetate?
CMS publishes a national average acquisition cost only for drugs with generic pharmacy supply, and Cetrorelix acetate has no published generic acquisition price. Rather than estimate one, this page leaves it absent. Across a whole IVF cycle, stimulation medication typically totals $3,000 to $7,000.
Other medications in a cycle
- Ganirelix acetateGnRH antagonist that blocks a premature LH surgePreventing early ovulation
- Leuprolide acetateGnRH agonist used to down-regulate, or as an alternative triggerPreventing early ovulation
- LetrozoleOvulation induction (commonly first-line for PCOS)Ovulation induction
- Clomiphene citrateOvulation inductionOvulation induction