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How should I use TYMLOS?
Read the detailed Instructions for Use provided with your medicine.
Use TYMLOS exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
Do not try to inject TYMLOS yourself until you or your caregiver receive training from a healthcare provider on the right way to use the TYMLOS pen.
You should receive your first several injections of TYMLOS where you can sit or lie down if necessary, until you know how it affects you.
Inject TYMLOS 1 time each day into your lower stomach area (abdomen) just under your skin (subcutaneous). Avoid giving your injection within the 2-inch area around your belly button (navel).
Talk to your healthcare provider about how to change (rotate) your injection site for each injection. Do not give TYMLOS in your veins (intravenously) or deep into your muscles (intramuscularly).
You can take TYMLOS with or without food or drink.
Take TYMLOS at about the same time each day.
If you forget or cannot take TYMLOS at your usual time, take it as soon as you can on that day.
The TYMLOS pen has enough medicine for 30 days. It is set to give 1 dose of medicine with each injection. Do not take more than 1 injection in the same day.
Do not transfer the medicine from the TYMLOS pen to a syringe. This can cause you to use the wrong dose of TYMLOS. If you do not have pen needles to use with your TYMLOS pen, talk with your healthcare provider.
Do not share your TYMLOS pen or pen needles with other people, even if the needle has been changed. You may give other people a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them.
TYMLOS should look clear and colorless. Do not use TYMLOS if it has particles in it, or if it is cloudy or colored.
Your healthcare provider may do blood and urine tests during your treatment with TYMLOS.
Your healthcare provider may ask you to have a bone mineral density test after your treatment with TYMLOS.
If you take more TYMLOS than prescribed you may experience symptoms such as muscle weakness, low energy, headache, nausea, dizziness (especially when getting up after sitting for a while) and a faster heartbeat. Stop taking TYMLOS and call your healthcare provider right away.
If your healthcare provider recommends calcium and vitamin D supplements, you can take them while using TYMLOS.
What are the possible side effects of TYMLOS?
TYMLOS can cause serious side effects including:
See "WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TYMLOS?" at the end of this Medication Guide.
Decrease in blood pressure when you change positions. Some people may feel dizzy, have a faster heartbeat, or feel lightheaded soon after the TYMLOS injection is given. These symptoms generally go away within a few hours. Take your injections of TYMLOS in a place where you can sit or lie down right away if you get these symptoms. If your symptoms get worse or do not go away, stop taking TYMLOS and call your healthcare provider.
Increased blood calcium (hypercalcemia). TYMLOS can cause some people to have a higher blood calcium level than normal. Your healthcare provider may check your blood calcium before you start and during your treatment with TYMLOS. Tell your healthcare provider if you have nausea, vomiting, constipation, low energy, or muscle weakness. These may be signs there is too much calcium in your blood.
Increased urine calcium (hypercalciuria). TYMLOS can cause some people to have higher levels of calcium in their urine than normal. Increased calcium may also cause you to develop kidney stones (urolithiasis) in your kidneys, bladd |
