General Information About INCRELEX®
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions other than those described in patient information leaflets. Do not give INCRELEX® to your child for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give INCRELEX® to a person other than your child. It may be harmful.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about INCRELEX®. If you would like more information, talk to your child's doctor. You can also ask your child's doctor or pharmacist for information that is written for health professionals.
More information is available at 1-866-837-2422.
What are the Ingredients in INCRELEX®?
Active ingredient: mecasermin
Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, polysorbate 20, benzyl alcohol, and acetate.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
INCRELEX® should be administered using sterile disposable syringes and needles. The syringes should be of small enough volume that the prescribed dose can be withdrawn from the vial with reasonable accuracy.
Preparing the Dose:
1.Wash your hands before getting INCRELEX® ready for your child's injection.
2.Use a new disposable needle and syringe every time you give a dose. Use syringes and needles only once. Throw them away properly. Never share needles and syringes.
3.Check the liquid to make sure it is clear and colorless. Do not use after the expiration date or if it is cloudy or if you see particles.
4.If you are using a new vial, remove the protective cap. Do not remove the rubber stopper.
5.Wipe the rubber stopper of the vial with an alcohol swab to prevent contamination of the vial by germs that may be introduced by repeated needle insertions (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Wipe top with alcohol
6.Before putting the needle into the vial, pull back on plunger to draw air into the syringe equal to the INCRELEX® dose. Put the needle through the rubber top of the vial and push the plunger to inject air into the vial (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Inject air into vial
7.Leave the syringe in the vial and turn both upside down. Hold the syringe and vial firmly (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Prepare for extraction
8.Make sure the tip of the needle is in the liquid (see Figure 4). Pull the plunger to withdraw the correct dose into the syringe (see Figure 5).
Figure 4: Tip in liquid Figure 5: Extract Correct Dose
9.Before you take the needle out of the vial, check the syringe for air bubbles. If bubbles are in the syringe, hold the vial and syringe with needle straight up and tap the side of the syringe until the bubbles float to the top. Push the bubbles out with the plunger and draw liquid back in until you have the correct dose (see Figure 6).
Figure 6: Remove air bubbles and refill syringe
10.Remove the needle from the vial. Do not let the needle touch anything. You are now ready to inject (see figure 7).
Figure 7: Ready to inject
Injecting the Dose:
Inject INCRELEX® as instructed by your child's doctor.
Do not give the INCRELEX ® injection if your child is unable to eat within 20 minutes before or after the injection.
1.Decide on an injection area – upper arm, thigh, buttock, or abdomen (see below). The injection site should be changed for each injection ("rotate the injection site").
Upper arm Thigh Buttock Abdomen
2.Use alcohol or soap and water to clean the skin where you are going to inject your child. The injection site sho |
