Prolia 60 mg solution for injection

What Prolia is and how it works

Prolia contains denosumab, a protein (monoclonal antibody) that interferes with the action of another protein, in order to treat bone loss and osteoporosis. Treatment with Prolia makes bone stronger and less likely to break.

Bone is a living tissue and is renewed all the time. Oestrogen helps keep bones healthy. After the menopause, oestrogen level drops which may cause bones to become thin and fragile. This can eventually lead to a condition called osteoporosis. Many women with osteoporosis have no symptoms, but they are still at risk of breaking bones, especially in the spine, hips and wrists.

Surgery or medicines that stop the production of oestrogen or testosterone used to treat patients with breast or prostate cancer can also lead to bone loss. The bones become weaker and break more easily.

What Prolia is used for?

Prolia is used to treat:

• osteoporosis in women after the menopause (postmenopausal), reducing the risk of spinal, non-spinal and hip fractures.
• bone loss that results from a reduction in hormone (testosterone) level caused by surgery or treatment with medicines in patients with prostate cancer.

Do not use Prolia

• if you have low calcium levels in the blood (hypocalcaemia).
• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to denosumab or any of the other ingredients of Prolia.

Take special care with Prolia

Please tell your doctor immediately if you develop a swollen, red area of skin, most commonly in the lower leg, that feels hot and tender (cellulitis), and possibly with symptoms of fever while being on treatment with Prolia.

Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had severe kidney problems, kidney failure or have needed dialysis.

You should also take calcium and vitamin D supplements while being on treatment with Prolia. Your doctor will discuss this with you.

A dental examination should be considered before you start treatment with Prolia if you have cancer, are undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, are taking steroids, do not receive routine dental care or have gum disease.

If you are under dental treatment or will undergo dental surgery, tell your dentist that you are being treated with Prolia.

It is important to maintain good oral hygiene when being on treatment with Prolia.

Prolia is not recommended for anyone under 18 years of age. The use of Prolia in children and adolescents has not been studied.

Using other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Prolia has not been tested in pregnant women. It is important to tell your doctor if you are pregnant; think you may be pregnant; or plan to get pregnant. Prolia is not recommended for use if you are pregnant.

It is not known whether Prolia is excreted in breast milk. It is important to tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or plan to do so. Your doctor will then help you decide whether to stop breast-feeding, or whether to stop taking Prolia, considering the benefit of breast-feeding to the baby and the benefit of Prolia to the mother.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.

Driving and using machines

Prolia has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines

Important information about some of the ingredients of Prolia

If you have an intolerance to some sugars

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars (sorbitol E420), contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

If you are on a controlled sodium diet

This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per 60 mg, i.e. essentially ?sodium-free?.

The usual dose is 60 mg administered once every 6 months, as a single injection under the skin (subcutaneous). The best places to inject are into the thigh, abdomen or
outer area of the upper arm. Each pack of Prolia contains a reminder card
with stickers that can be removed from the carton. Use the peel-off stickers to
mark the next injection date on your personal calendar and/or the reminder
card to keep a record of the next injection date.

You should also take calcium and vitamin D supplements while being on treatment with Prolia. Your doctor will discuss this with you.

Your doctor or healthcare provider will show your carer how to use Prolia.

If you forget to use Prolia

If a dose of Prolia is missed, the injection should be administered as soon as possible. Thereafter, injections should be scheduled every 6 months from the date of the last injection.

If you stop using Prolia

To get the most benefit from your treatment, it is important to use Prolia for as long as your doctor prescribes it for you. Please talk to your doctor before you consider stopping the treatment.

Uncommonly, patients receiving Prolia may develop skin infections (predominantly cellulitis). Please tell your doctor immediately if you develop any of these symptoms while being on treatment with Prolia: swollen, red area of skin, most commonly in the lower leg, that feels hot and tender, and possibly with symptoms of fever.

Like all medicines, Prolia can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The frequency of possible side effects listed below is defined using the following convention: Very common (affects more than 1 user in 10)
Common (affects 1 to 10 users in 100)
Uncommon (affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000)
Rare (affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000)
Very rare (affects less than 1 user in 10,000)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data).

Common side effects:

• painful urination, frequent urination, blood in the urine, inability to hold your urine,
• upper respiratory tract infection,
• pain, tingling or numbness that moves down your leg (sciatica),
• cloudy area in the lens of the eye (cataracts),
• constipation,
• rash,
• arm or leg pain (pain in extremity).

Uncommon side effects:

• swollen, red area of skin, most commonly in the lower leg, that feels hot and tender (cellulitis), and possibly with symptoms of fever,
• fever vomiting and abdominal pain or discomfort (diverticulitis),
• ear infection,
• skin condition with itching, redness and/or dryness (eczema).

Rare side effects:

• Persistent pain and/or non-healing sores of the mouth or jaw.

Very rare side effects:

• low calcium levels in the blood (hypocalcaemia).

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Keep out of the reach and sight of children.

Do not use Prolia after the expiry date which is stated on the label and carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Store in a refrigerator (2°C ? 8°C).
Do not freeze.
Store in the original carton in order to protect from light.
Do not shake excessively.

Your vial may be left outside the refrigerator to reach room temperature (up to 25°C) before injection. This will make the injection more comfortable. Once your vial has been left to reach room temperature (up to 25°C), it must be used within 30 days.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.

What Prolia contains

• The active substance is denosumab. Each 1 ml vial contains 60 mg of denosumab (60 mg/ml).
• The other ingredients are glacial acetic acid, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol (E420) and water for injections.

What Prolia looks like and contents of the pack

Prolia is a clear, colourless to slightly yellow solution for injection provided in a vial. It may contain traceamounts of clear to white particles. Each pack contains one vial.

Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer

Amgen Europe B.V.
Minervum 7061
NL-4817 ZK Breda
The Netherlands

For any information about this medicine, please contact the local representative of the Marketing Authorisation Holder.

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