What is Galafold and how does it work? Galafold is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with Fabry disease who have a certain genetic change (variant) in the galactosidase alpha gene (GLA) that is responsive (amenable) to Galafold. It is not known if Galafold is safe and effective in children. What are the side …
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What is Feraheme (ferumoxytol injection), and how does it work? Feraheme is a prescription medicine used to treat iron deficiency anemia in adults who have: intolerance to oral iron or who have not responded well to treatment with oral iron or chronic kidney disease (CKD) It is not known if Feraheme is safe and effective in children less than 18 …
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What is Ilaris (canakinumab), and how does it work? Ilaris is a prescription medicine injected by your healthcare provider just below the skin (subcutaneous) used to treat: The following Periodic Fever Syndromes Adults and children 4 years of age and older who have auto-inflammatory diseases called Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), including: Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) Adults …
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What is Stivarga and how does it work? Stivarga is a prescription medicine used to treat people with: colon or rectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and for which they have received previous treatment with certain chemotherapy medicines a rare stomach, bowel, or esophagus cancer called GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumors) that cannot be treated with …
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Vasectomy is a simple, safe, effective, and permanent male contraception method Immediate risks of undergoing a vasectomy involve the following: Bleeding or blood clot inside the scrotum Blood in the semen Bruising of the scrotum Infection of the surgery site Mild pain or discomfort Swelling Complications that may occur at a later stage include: Chronic pain in 1-2% of those …
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What is Venofer (iron sucrose), and how does it work? Venofer (iron sucrose) Injection is an iron replacement product used to treat iron deficiency anemia in people with kidney disease. Venofer is usually given with another medication to promote the growth of red blood cells (such as Aranesp, Epogen, or Procrit). Venofer is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency …
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What is Ninlaro (ixazomib), and how does it work? Ninlaro is used with two other prescription medicines called Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone. Read the Medication Guide that comes with Revlimid (lenalidomide). You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about dexamethasone. Ninlaro is a prescription medicine used to treat multiple myeloma in combination with the medicines Revlimid (lenalidomide) …
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What is Noxafil (posaconazole), and how does it work? Noxafil injection, delayed-release tablets, and oral suspension are prescription medicines used to help prevent fungal infections that can spread throughout your body (invasive fungal infections). These infections are caused by fungi called Aspergillus or Candida. Noxafil is used in people who have an increased chance of getting these infections due to …
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What is Monoferric (ferric derisomaltose), and how does it work? Monoferric is a prescription iron replacement medicine used to treat iron deficiency anemia in adults who have: intolerance to oral iron or who have not responded well to treatment with oral iron non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease It is not known if Monoferric is safe and effective for use in …
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What is Zypitamag and how does it work? Zypitamag (pitavastatin) tablets are an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor indicated for patients with primary hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia as an adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (Apo B), triglycerides (TG), and to increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Zypitamag (pitavastatin) is an inhibitor of …
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