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• If possible till you receive coagulation factor VIIa, speak your doctor about all your medical conditions and allergies. Also create certain your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Call your doctor at once if you have sudden numbness or weakness, sudden cough or headache, pain or swelling in one or both legs, chest pain, or problems with vision, speech, or balance.
• Coagulation factor VIIa is a man-made protein similar to a natural protein in the body that helps the blood to clot.
• Coagulation factor VIIa is used to treat or prevent bleeding in people with hemophilia A or hemophilia B, or factor VII deficiency.
• Coagulation factor VIIa may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive coagulation factor VIIa if you are allergic to it.
• If possible till you receive coagulation factor VIIa, speak your doctor if you have:
· coronary artery malady (hardening of the arteries);
· a history of stroke or heart attack;
· a severe injury or infection;
· liver malady; or
· if you are allergic to mouse, hamster, or cow proteins.
• In an abnormal situation it may not be possible to speak your caregivers about your health conditions. Create certain any doctor caring for you afterward knows you have received this medicine.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether coagulation factor VIIa will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether coagulation factor VIIa passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while receiving this medicine.
• In an abnormal situation it may not be possible to speak your caregivers if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Create certain any doctor caring for your pregnancy or your child knows you have received this medication.
• Coagulation factor VIIa is injected into a vein through an IV. A healthcare provider will give you this injection.
• You may need frequent medical trials to help your doctor determine how long to treat you with coagulation factor VIIa.
• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you have a bleeding mess in case of abnormal. Any medical care provider who treats you must know that you are using coagulation factor VIIa.
• Because you will receive coagulation factor VIIa in a clinical setting, you are not likely to miss a dose.
• Because you will receive coagulation factor VIIa in a clinical setting, you are not likely to miss a dose.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have:
· sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
· sudden severe headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
· chest pain, sudden cough, wheezing, rapid breathing, coughing up blood;
· pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs;
· fever;
· few or no urinating;
· a feeling that you might pass out; or
· any bleeding that will not stop.
• General side effects may include:
· mild headache;
· joint pain;
· nausea, vomiting;
· swelling;
· mild itching or rash; or
· pain, redness, swelling, or irritation where the medication was injected.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Speak your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with coagulation factor VIIa, especially medications to treat or prevent bleeding episodes, such as:
· anti-inhibitor coagulant composite; or
• This list is not complete. Another drugs may interact with coagulation factor VIIa, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about coagulation factor VIIa.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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