Sotatercept-csrk (subcutaneous route)
Available brands
Winrevair
About this medication
Sotatercept-csrk injection is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is high blood pressure that occurs in the arteries of your lungs. This medicine can improve your ability to exercise and perform your usual activities with fewer symptoms. It can also reduce the risk of your physical condition and symptoms worsening. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription. This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Before using this medication
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered: Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of sotatercept-csrk injection in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of sotatercept-csrk injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have serious unwanted effects (eg, bleeding problems). There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding. Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
How to use this medication
This medicine is given as a shot under the skin in your upper arm, upper thigh or stomach. It may be given at home if patients do not need to be in the hospital or clinic. If you are using this medicine at home, your healthcare provider will teach you how to prepare and inject the medicine. Be sure that you understand how to use this medicine. Each package of Winrevair™ contains a patient information sheet. Ask your provider if you have any questions. Read this sheet carefully before beginning your treatment and each time you refill for any new information, and make sure you understand: Allow 15 minutes for the kit to warm up to room temperature. Check the powder in the vial. It should be white to off-white. Do not use it if it is damaged, discolored, or has particles in it. This powder medicine must be mixed with the liquid provided in your dose kit. Mix the medicine only when you are ready to use it. Check the mixed liquid in the vial. It should be clear to slightly pearly and colorless to slightly brownish-yellow. Do not use it if it has clumps or powder in it. If you use this medicine at home, you 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. This will help prevent skin problems. Do not inject into skin areas that are bruised, damaged, sore, tender, or has red patches. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine. If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. If you miss a dose, and it has beenless than 3 days, use it as soon as possible then go back to your regular dosing schedule for the next dose. If you miss a dose, and it has beenmore than 3 days, ask your doctor for instructions. Keep out of the reach of children. Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use. Store in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. You may store the kit at room temperature for up to 24 hours. Use the mixed medicine right away. Throw away unused medicine if it has been more than 4 hours after mixing. Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.
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