(peg AD e mase BOE vine) Brand: Adagen
• Do not administer an injection if you are unsure how to properly do so, how many to inject, or how often to inject the medicine. Call your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to go over the instructions with you.
• Contact your doctor if you develop a fever; chills; sore throat; congestion; or redness, pain, or swelling near a wound or sore while using pegademase bovine. These may be signs of infection.
• Pegademase bovine is the enzyme called adenosine deaminase (ADA). Without ADA, determined proteins accumulate that harm white blood cells. White blood cells are significant for protecting the body from infection.
• Pegademase bovine is used to replenish ADA which allows an magnify in white blood cells and decreases the risk of infection in conditions such as severe combined immunodeficiency malady (SCID).
• Pegademase bovine may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Till using pegademase bovine, speak your doctor if you
· are undergoing radiation or receiving chemotherapy; or
· have a bleeding disorder.
• You may not be able to use pegademase bovine or you may require a dosage adjustment or particular monitoring if you have any of the conditions listed above.
• Pegademase bovine is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether pegademase bovine will be deleterious to an unborn child. Do not use pegademase bovine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether pegademase bovine will be deleterious to a nursing child. Do not use pegademase bovine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use pegademase bovine exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you.
• Pegademase bovine is given by intramuscular (IM) injection. Your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist will give you specific instructions on how and where to inject the medication.
• Do not administer an injection if you are unsure how to properly do so, how many to inject, or how often to inject the medicine. Call your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to go over the instructions with you.
• Pegademase bovine is generally administered once each 7 days.
• Do not inject a pegademase bovine that is discolored or that has particles in it.
• Properly store and discard all syringes and needles.
• Your doctor may want you to have regularly scheduled blood trials while using pegademase bovine to monitor effectiveness and possible side effects of the medication.
• Do not stop taking pegademase bovine without talking to your doctor. It may take different weeks to 6 months to be fully effective. Stopping pegademase bovine may reason your immune system to become smaller effective and serious infections may occur.
• Store pegademase bovine in the refrigerator between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit) away from easy, moisture, and the reach of children. Avoid freezing the medicine. Do not use this product if there are any indications that it may have frozen.
• Contact your doctor as soon as possible if you miss a doze of this medication.
• Search abnormal medical attention.
• Symptoms of a pegademase bovine overdose are not known.
• There are no restrictions regarding foods, beverages, or activities during treatment with pegademase bovine unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
• If you experience any of the next serious side effects, stop using the pegademase bovine and search abnormal medical treatment or contact your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or person; or hives); or
· signs of infection such as sore throat, fever or congestion.
• Another, smaller serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to use the pegademase bovine and conversation to your doctor if you experience:
· headache;
· swelling, redness, or pain at the injection site.
• 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. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you
· are receiving vidarabine eye ointment (Vira-A).
• You may not be able to use the pegademase bovine or you may require a dosage adjustment or particular monitoring if you are taking the medicine listed above.
• Drugs another than those listed here may also interact with pegademase bovine. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about pegademase bovine.
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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