sponsive and cannot drink sugar-containing fluids, you should give an injection of glucagon. Your doctor or nurse will instruct you how to give the injection.
Glucagon raises the blood sugar when it is injected. It is important that your child have a well-balanced diet including protein and fat such as meat and cheese in addition to sugar-containing foods.
Enlarged tonsils. INCRELEX® may enlarge your child's tonsils. Some signs of enlarged tonsils include: snoring, difficulty breathing or swallowing, sleep apnea (a condition where breathing stops briefly during sleep), or fluid in the middle-ear. Sleep apnea can cause excessive daytime sleepiness. Call your doctor should these symptoms bother your child. Your doctor should do regular exams to check your child's tonsils.
Increased pressure in the brain (intracranial hypertension). INCRELEX®, like growth hormone, can sometimes cause a temporary increase in pressure within the brain. The symptoms of intracranial hypertension can include headache and nausea with vomiting. Tell your doctor if your child has headache with vomiting. Your doctor can then check to see if intracranial hypertension is present. If it is present, your doctor may decide to temporarily reduce or discontinue INCRELEX® therapy. INCRELEX® therapy may be started again after the episode is over.
A bone problem called slipped capital femoral epiphysis. This happens when the top of the upper leg (femur) slips apart. Get medical attention for your child right away if your child develops a limp or has hip or knee pain.
Worsened scoliosis (caused by rapid growth). If your child has scoliosis, your child will need to be checked often for an increase in the curve of the spine.
Allergic reactions. Your child may have a mild or serious allergic reaction with INCRELEX®. Call your child's doctor right away if your child gets a rash or hives. Hives, also known as urticaria, appear as a raised, itchy skin reaction. Hives appear pale in the middle with a red rim around it. Hives generally appear minutes to hours after the injection and may sometimes occur at numerous places on the skin. Get medical help immediately if your child has trouble breathing or goes into shock, with symptoms like dizziness, pale, clammy skin and/or passing out.
INCRELEX® can cause reactions at the injection site including:
Loss of fat (lipoatrophy)
Increase of fat (lipohypertrophy)
Pain, redness, or bruising
Injection site reactions can be avoided by changing the injection site at each injection ("injection site rotation").
Call your child's doctor if your child has side effects that are bothersome or that do not go away.
These are not all the side effects of INCRELEX®. Ask your child's doctor or pharmacist for more information.
How Should I Store INCRELEX®?
Before Opening – Store new unopened vials of INCRELEX® in the refrigerator (not the freezer) between 35º to 46ºF (2º to 8ºC). Do not freeze INCRELEX®. Keep INCRELEX® out of direct heat and bright light. If a vial freezes, throw it away.
After Opening – Once a vial of INCRELEX® is opened, you can keep it in the refrigerator between 35º to 46ºF (2º to 8ºC) for 30 days after you start using the vial. Do not freeze INCRELEX®. Keep INCRELEX® out of direct heat and bright light. If a vial freezes, throw it away.
Keep INCRELEX® and all medicines out of reach of children.
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