ou receive Neulasta, tell your healthcare provider if you:
○ Have sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease
○ Have problems with your kidneys
○ Have any other medical problems
○ Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Neulasta may harm your unborn baby.
○ Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Neulasta passes into your breastmilk.
DO NOT take Neulasta if you have had a serious allergic reaction to pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) or to filgrastim (Neupogen®).
Tell your healthcare provider if you are allergic to latex. A prefilled syringe is used to fill the On-body Injector by your healthcare provider prior to applying the On-body Injector. The prefilled syringe gray needle cap contains dry natural rubber, which is derived from latex. Latex may be transferred to your skin.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have had severe skin reactions to acrylic adhesives.
The On-body Injector is for adult patients only.
Avoid activities and places that may interfere with monitoring during the dosing of Neulasta administered by the On-body Injector. For example, AVOID traveling, driving, or operating heavy machinery during hours 26-29 following application of the On-body Injector for Neulasta (this includes the 45-minute dose delivery period plus an hour post-delivery).
If you must travel by airplane before the approximately 45-minute dose delivery period with the On-body Injector, avoid airport X-ray scans. Request a manual pat down instead. Use care during a manual pat down to help prevent the On-body Injector from being accidentally removed. For more information go to
http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/travelers-disabilities-and-medical-conditions
If you have an allergic reaction during the delivery of Neulasta, remove the On-body Injector by grabbing the edge of the adhesive pad and peeling off the On-body Injector. Get emergency medical help right away.
Call your healthcare provider immediately if you have severe pain or skin discomfort around your On-body Injector.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have pain in your left upper stomach area or left shoulder area. This pain could mean your spleen is enlarged or ruptured.
Call your healthcare provider or get emergency medical help right away if you get any of these symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): fever, shortness of breath, trouble breathing, or a fast rate of breathing.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you experience any of these symptoms of kidney injury (glomerulonephritis): puffiness in your face or ankles, blood in your urine or brown colored urine or you notice you urinate less than usual.
Keep children away from the used On-body Injector.
You should only receive a dose of Neulasta on the day your healthcare provider tells you.
You should not receive your dose of Neulasta any sooner than 24 hours after you finish receiving your chemotherapy. The On-body Injector for Neulasta is programmed to deliver your dose about 27 hours after your healthcare provider places the On-body Injector on your skin.
DO NOT expose the On-body Injector to the following because the On-body Injector may be damaged and you could be injured:
• MRI
• X-ray
• CT-Scan
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