HOW TO USE THE NUCALA AUTOINJECTOR AT HOME

NUCALA Autoinjector Instructions

Watch the video to learn how to use the NUCALA Autoinjector for patients aged 12+. Your healthcare provider will give you the information you need to inject properly and about monitoring for any allergic reactions. Sometimes, serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, can occur hours or days later.

Instructions for injecting NUCALA at home

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COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

NUCALA Storage Information

 

  • Store in the refrigerator between 36ºF and 46ºF (2ºC and 8ºC).
  • Keep in the original carton until time of use to protect from light.
  • Do not freeze. Do not shake. Keep away from heat.
  • If necessary, an unopened carton can be stored outside the refrigerator at up to 86ºF (30ºC) for up to 7 days.
  • Safely throw away the Autoinjector if it is left out of the refrigerator in the unopened carton for more than 7 days.
  • The Autoinjector must be used within 8 hours after you take it out of the carton. Safely throw it away if it is not used within 8 hours.
  • Safely throw away medicine that is out of date or no longer needed.

 

Keep NUCALA and all medicines out of the reach of children.

Warnings

 

Do not use the Autoinjector more than 1 time. Throw away the Autoinjector in an FDA-cleared sharps disposal container after your injection.

Do not share the Autoinjector with other people. You may give other people a serious infection, or you may get a serious infection from them.

Do not use the Autoinjector if it was dropped or looks damaged.

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Check out the NUCALA Autoinjector FAQs to find answers. 

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Approved Uses & Safety Info

Approved Uses

Important Safety Information

Approved Uses

NUCALA is a prescription medicine for the:

  • add-on maintenance treatment of patients 6 and older with severe eosinophilic asthma. NUCALA is not used to treat sudden breathing problems.
  • add-on maintenance treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in adults whose disease is not controlled with nasal corticosteroids.
  • add-on maintenance treatment of eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults whose disease is not controlled. NUCALA is not used to treat sudden breathing problems.
  • treatment of adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
  • treatment of people 12 years of age and older with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) for 6 months or more.

Important Safety Information

Do not use NUCALA if you are allergic to mepolizumab or any of the ingredients in NUCALA.

Do not use to treat sudden breathing problems.

NUCALA can cause serious side effects, including:

  • allergic (hypersensitivity) reactions, including anaphylaxis. Serious allergic reactions can happen after you get your NUCALA injection. Allergic reactions can sometimes happen hours or days after you get a dose of NUCALA. Tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you have any of the following symptoms of an allergic reaction:
    • swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue
    • breathing problems
    • fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure)
    • rash
    • hives
  • herpes zoster infections that can cause shingles have happened in people who received NUCALA.

Before receiving NUCALA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • are taking oral or inhaled corticosteroid medicines. Do not stop taking your other medicines, including your corticosteroid medicines, unless instructed by your healthcare provider because this may cause other symptoms to come back.
  • have a parasitic (helminth) infection.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if NUCALA may harm your unborn baby.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will use NUCALA and breastfeed. You should not do both without talking with your healthcare provider first.
  • are taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

The most common side effects of NUCALA include: headache, injection site reactions (pain, redness, swelling, itching, or a burning feeling at the injection site), back pain, and tiredness (fatigue). Mouth/throat pain and joint pain have been reported with CRSwNP. Diarrhea and cough have been reported with COPD.

Please see full Prescribing Information for NUCALA.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report negative side effects to GSK at gsk.public.reportum.com or 1-888-825-5249.
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