How should I use alirocumab?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Alirocumab is injected under the skin, usually once every 2 to 4 weeks. It may take up to 20 seconds to inject each dose.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you don't understand how to use an injection.
Do not shake this medicine. Prepare an injection only when you are ready to give it. Call your pharmacist if the medicine looks cloudy, has changed colors, or has particles in it.
Do not reuse a needle or syringe. Place them in a puncture-proof "sharps" container and dispose of it following state or local laws. Keep out of the reach of children and pets.
Throw away an injection pen after one use, even if there is still medicine left inside.
If you use alirocumab only once every 4 weeks, you will give yourself 2 separate injections at the same time. Use a new syringe or injection pen for each injection. Give each injection into a different place on your body.
You will need frequent blood tests.
Store the injection pen in the original carton in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. Protect from light and high heat.
Take the carton out of the refrigerator 30 to 40 minutes before injecting your dose, to let the medicine reach room temperature. Do not heat an injection pen, and do not leave it at room temperature for longer than 30 days.
You should not stop using alirocumab without your doctor's advice, or your LDL cholesterol levels may increase.