NUCALA AUTOINJECTOR

The NUCALA Autoinjector is a once-monthly* injection you can take without leaving your house. How great is that? You and your doctor can decide if this kind of administration is right for you!

Autoinjector for patients 12+.

*Every 4 weeks.

What are patients saying about NUCALA?

9 out of 10 patients found the Autoinjector very or extremely easy to use
99 percent of patients used the Autoinjector successfully
  • Severe asthma patients rated the Autoinjector as easy-to-use after training. See full Instructions for Use.
NUCALA Autoinjector with numbers indicating the needle cap, inspection window, and label

Self-inject with confidence

Once you and your doctor decide that the NUCALA Autoinjector is right for you, your doctor will provide information on how to properly inject and how to monitor for allergic reactions. Sometimes, serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, can occur hours or days later. Now, let’s look at the design of the Autoinjector: 

  1. Yellow Needle Guard—covers the needle for safety and so you don’t see it during your injection
  2. Inspection Window—you will be able to see inside the device and check the medicine’s appearance
  3. Label—this is where you can find the medicine’s expiration date

Taking NUCALA at home

Want to see the NUCALA Autoinjector in action? Download the full Instructions for Use and watch the video to learn how to inject and about the convenience of taking NUCALA at home.

Looking for support? We've got your back.

MyNUCALA offers many resources, like:

  • Answers to your questions about NUCALA
  • Guidance and tools to help you work with your specialty pharmacy
  • Refill text messages

Talk to your doctor to see if adding NUCALA is right for you.

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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