How should I use pegvaliase?
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.
You will receive your first dose in a hospital or clinic setting. You will be watched closely for at least 1 hour to make sure you do not have an allergic reaction.
Pegvaliase is injected under the skin. A healthcare provider may teach you how to properly use the medication by yourself.
You may be given other medications to help prevent allergic reaction. Keep using these medicines for as long as your doctor has prescribed.
You may need to have someone with you for at least 1 hour after you inject this medicine at home, to watch you for signs of an allergic reaction and give the epinephrine injection if needed.
Read and carefully follow any Instructions for Use provided with your medicine. Do not use pegvaliase if you don't understand all instructions for proper use. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
Prepare your injection only when you are ready to give it. Do not use if the medicine has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your pharmacist for new medicine.
Do not shake the prefilled syringe or you may ruin the medicine.
Your care provider will show you where on your body to inject pegvaliase. Use a different place each time you give an injection. Do not inject into the same place two times in a row.
Pegvaliase comes with a Medication Guide and a Warning Card listing symptoms of an allergic reaction. Read this information and learn what symptoms to watch for. Keep the Wallet Card with you at all times.
You will need frequent medical tests.
You will need to follow a special diet while using pegvaliase. Follow all instructions of your doctor or dietitian. Learn about the foods to eat or avoid to help control your condition.
Store this medicine in the refrigerator, do not freeze.
You may store the medicine for up to 30 days at room temperature in its original container, protected from light. Do not put the medicine back into the refrigerator. Throw away any unused medicine after 30 days or after the expiration date on the label has passed.
Each single-use prefilled syringe is for one use only. Throw it away after one use, even if there is still medicine left inside.
Use a needle and syringe only once and then place them in a puncture-proof "sharps" container. Follow state or local laws about how to dispose of this container. Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.