Egrifta

Lipodystrophy is a condition induced from taking HIV medication which causes fat to surround the stomach. Egrifta is a growth hormone used to decrease the excess fat that is surrounding the stomach. This drug is not indicated for weight loss or to treat obesity.

• Egrifta SV

• Egrifta
• Egrifta SV
• GHRP2-GHRP6-Sermorelin
• GHRP2-Sermorelin
• Ipamorelin Acetate

• Injectable

• By injection

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYou may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

Injection routeYou will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. Do not inject the medicine into a bruise, scar tissue, or your navel.

Use the mixed solution right away. Throw away any mixed medicine that is leftover after your injection.

Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Missed dose: Injection routeCall your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.

Vials: Store in the refrigerator. Protect from direct light. Do not freeze.

Sterile water for injection, syringes, and needles: Store at room temperature.

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to tesamorelin or mannitol, or if you are pregnant. Do not use this medicine if you have an active cancer or pituitary gland problems, including a tumor, or if you had pituitary gland surgery.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant.

Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease, diabetes, edema (fluid retention), or a history of cancer, recent surgery, or trauma.

Do not breastfeed. You can spread HIV or AIDS to your baby through your breast milk.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Fluid retention (swelling)Increased blood sugar levels

Some medicines can affect how tesamorelin works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:CyclosporineMedicine for seizuresSteroid medicine (including cortisone, dexamethasone, prednisolone, prednisone)

Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease, diabetes, edema (fluid retention), or a history of cancer, recent surgery, or trauma.

Do not breastfeed. You can spread HIV or AIDS to your baby through your breast milk.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Fluid retention (swelling)Increased blood sugar levels

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

• Joint or muscle pain, numbness or pain in your hands or wrists
• Increased hunger or thirst
• Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, legs, or feet
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Redness, pain, swelling, itching, or bruising where the shot was given