TALTZ AUTO INJECTOR 80MG/ML

Ixekizumab 80mg subcutaneous injection
 
What Ixekizumab is used for:
It is a humanized interleukin-17A antagonist indicated for the treatment of:
Patients aged 6 years or older with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.
Adults with active psoriatic arthritis.
Adults with active ankylosing spondylitis
Do not take Ixekizumab if:
Hypersensitivity to Ixekizumab
Important active infections (like tuberculosis: serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs)
Warnings & Precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist 
If you develop tuberculosis
If you have inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)
If you develop an infection or are being treated for infection
If you received a vaccine while taking the medication
Product Description
Taltz Ixekizumab 80mg/ml Injection in pack of One Autoinjector
1.1 Plaque Psoriasis
TALTZ is indicated for the treatment of adults with moderate-to‑severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.
1.2 Psoriatic Arthritis
TALTZ is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.
1.3 Ankylosing Spondylitis
TALTZ is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis.
Devices designed with you in mind
Taltz provides additional support to help you feel comfortable and confident using our autoinjector or prefilled syringe. In fact, over 94% of adult patients agreed the Taltz autoinjector was “easy to use” and were confident in their ability to use it.*
*Please see Instructions for Use included with the device.
Contact Taltz Together™ anytime to access optional in-home or over-the-phone training by a registered nurse, or watch our online training videos here. Please call 1-844-TALTZ-NOW (1-844-825-8966) to set up an in-home visit or to discuss training.
Select Safety Information
Your doctor should check you for tuberculosis (TB) before you start Taltz, and watch you closely for signs of TB during and after treatment with Taltz. If you have TB, or had it in the past, your doctor may treat you for it before you start Taltz.
AUTOINJECTOR
Watch instruction video
At first use, over 94% of adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis agreed that the Taltz autoinjector was “easy to use” and were confident in their ability to use it.
To learn how to use Taltz, watch the video or read the Instructions for Use that come with your autoinjector.
Even if you have given yourself and injection before, it is important to know that the Taltz autoinjector has different instructions from any device you may have used in the past.
If you are enrolled in Taltz Together™, a Companion in Care™ can help connect you to a registered nurse who can provide injection support in-home or over the phone.
Once you’ve completed the injection, dispose of your device in the Taltz sharps container or another puncture-resistant container with a secure lid. Do not dispose of in household trash.
IMPORTANT: These are not the complete instructions for using the autoinjector. Please see Instructions for Use that come with your device.
When taking Taltz, please remember
Take your device out of the refrigerator and let it sit for 30 minutes to warm to room temperature. Leave the base cap/cap on the device while it is warming up to room temperature
You may inject the medicine into your stomach (abdomen) or thigh
Another person may give you the injection in the back of your arm
Alternate your injection site. Do not inject in the exact same spot every time
Do not inject within 1 inch of your belly button
Do not give an injection into areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red or hard, or in an area of skin that is affected by psoriasis
One of the most common side effects of Taltz is injection site reactions. However, most injection site reactions were mild to moderate and didn’t stop people from taking Taltz.
Before you or your caregiver inject for the first time, your healthcare provider should show you or your caregiver how to prepare and inject Taltz.
Helpful injection tips
Talk to your doctor about whether the tips below may help with the injection of biologics.*
Placing something cold (such as an ice gel pack or cold water bottle) on the injection site before and after the injection may help reduce pain.
Acetaminophen may help relieve pain.
Antihistamines or topical corticosteroids may help with itching or swelling caused by the injection.
Choose different injection sites each time you inject.
The recommended places for injection are your stomach (abdomen) or thigh, and another person may give you the injection in the back of your arm.
*These tips have not been developed or studied specifically for Taltz.
Tips specific to Taltz
You should take Taltz out of the refrigerator and let it sit for 30 minutes to warm to room temperature before injecting. Leave the cap on the device while it is warming up to room temperature.
However, Taltz should not be microwaved, run under hot water, or left in direct sunlight
There are 2 devices available for injecting Taltz: an autoinjector and a prefilled syringe.
وصف المنتج
تالتز 80  ملغ/مل
إيكسيكيزوماب 
حقنة تحت الجلد، جرعة واحدة
محقنة ذاتيّة