(LIR a GLOO tde) Brand: Victoza
• You must not use liraglutide if you are allergic to it, or if you have multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (tumors in your glands), a private or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, insulin-dependent diabetes, or if you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin)
• Till using liraglutide, speak your doctor if you have stomach problems causing slow digestion, kidney or liver malady, tall blood pressure, tall triglycerides, or if you have ever had pancreatitis, gallstones, or alcoholism.
• You must not breast-feed while using liraglutide.
• Never share an injection pen with other face. Sharing injection pens can let malady such as hepatitis or HIV to pass from one face to another.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as swelling or a lump in your throat area, hoarse voice, trouble swallowing, feeling short of breath, severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, or signs of infection such as fever, chills, sore throat, flu symptoms, mouth sores, or light bruising or bleeding.
• Liraglutide is only part of a complete program of treatment that may also include diet, exercice, weight control, foot care, eye care, dental care, and testing your blood sugar.
• Liraglutide is a diabetes medication that helps control blood sugar levels.
• Liraglutide is used to treat type 2 diabetes.
• This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
• Liraglutide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use liraglutide if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
· multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (tumors in your glands);
· a private or family history of medullary thyroid cancer;
· type 1 diabetes; or
· if you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin).
• To create certain you can safely use liraglutide, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· stomach problems causing slow digestion;
· kidney or liver disease;
· a thyroid disorder;
· tall blood pressure;
· tall triglyceride levels in your blood;
· a history of pancreatitis;
· a history of gallstones; or
· a history of alcoholism.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether liraglutide will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication..
• In animal research, liraglutide caused the development of thyroid tumors. However, very tall doses are used in animal research. It is not known whether these effects would occur in people using doses recommended for human use. Ask your doctor about your private risk.
• It is not known whether liraglutide passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while using liraglutide.
• Liraglutide comes in a prefilled injection pen. Ask your pharmacist which type of needles are excellent to use with your pen.
• Liraglutide is injected under the skin. Your care provider will show you the excellent places on your body to inject liraglutide. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles and injection pens.
• Liraglutide is generally given once for day. Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results. Your doze needs may change if you become ill, have a fever or infection, or if you have surgery or a medical emergency.
• You may use liraglutide at any time of the day, with or without a meal.
• Do not use liraglutide if it has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
• Your blood sugar will need to be checked often, and you may need another blood trials at your doctor's office. Visit your doctor regularly.
• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can happen to everyone who has diabetes. Symptoms include headache, famine, sweating, pale skin, irritability, dizziness, feeling shaky, or trouble concentrating. Carry heavy candy or glucose tablets with you in case you have low blood sugar. Another sugar sources include fruit juice, crackers, raisins, and non-diet soda. Be certain your family and close friends know how to help you in an emergency.
• Liraglutide is only part of a complete program of treatment that may also include diet, exercice, weight control, foot care, eye care, dental care, and testing your blood sugar. Follow your diet, medicine, and exercice routines very closely. Changing any of these factors can affect your blood sugar levels.
• Storing unopened injection pens: Store in the refrigerator. Do not store around the refrigerator's cooling element.
• Storing after your first use: You may hold "in-use" injection pens in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Protect the pens from moisture, heat, and sunlight. Use within 30 days. Remove the needle till storing an injection pen, and hold the cap on the pen when not in use.
• Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• Do not freeze liraglutide, and throw away the medicine if it has become frozen.
• Use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Overdose may reason severe nausea and vomiting.
• Never share an injection pen with other face. Sharing injection pens can let malady such as hepatitis or HIV to pass from one face to another.
• 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 a serious side effect such as:
· swelling or a lump in your throat area;
· hoarse voice, trouble swallowing, feeling short of breath;
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;
· weakness, confusion, heighten thirst, loss of appetite, pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;
· swelling, weight gain, feeling short of breath;
· pancreatitis - severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, quick heart course; or
· signs of infection such as fever, chills, sore throat, flu symptoms, light bruising or bleeding (nosebleeds, bleeding gums), mouth sores, unusual weakness.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· headache, dizziness;
· upset stomach, loss of appetite;
· nausea, vomiting;
· diarrhea, constipation;
· cool symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sinus pain, sore throat;
· back pain;
· weary feeling;
· mild skin rash; or
· redness or rash 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.
• Liraglutide can create it harder for your body to absorb another medications you take by mouth. Speak your doctor about all medications you take by mouth, especially oral diabetes medications (Glucotrol, Metaglip, Amaryl, Avandaryl, Duetact, DiaBeta, Micronase, Glucovance, and others).
• There may be another drugs that can interact with liraglutide. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about liraglutide.
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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