Needles provided separately and may require a prescription in some states. A new needle is required for each injection.
We’ll cover important information you should be aware of
Needles provided separately and may require a prescription in some states. A new needle is required for each injection.
Daily administration
Learn how to use the Alhemo® pen.
The pens
3 sizes to meet your dosing needs.
Laboratory test
Check Alhemo® levels in your blood and get individualized dosing.
Admin comparison
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What to know about personalized dosing
Alhemo® has a test that measures the amount of concizumab-mtci in your blood. This allows your healthcare provider to prescribe the dose that fits your body's needs.
Day 1
Day 2+
(4 weeks after starting Alhemo®)
aShould be performed before administering next scheduled dose.
Prepare for your laboratory test
It is important to follow the daily dosing schedule of Alhemo® to stay protected against bleeding, especially during the first 4 weeks of treatment, to help establish your maintenance dose.
It is important to follow the daily dosing schedule of Alhemo® to stay protected against bleeding, especially during the first 4 weeks of treatment, to help establish your maintenance dose.
If you miss a dose during the first 4 weeks of treatment, contact your healthcare provider right away. Your healthcare provider will tell you how much Alhemo® to inject.
If you miss a dose during the first 4 weeks of treatment, contact your healthcare provider right away. Your healthcare provider will tell you how much Alhemo® to inject.
If you miss doses, or stop using Alhemo®, you may no longer be protected against bleeding.
Administration designed with you in mind
Alhemo® is given as an injection under the skin (subcutaneous injection) by you or a caregiver.
Alhemo® is administered once daily.
Needles provided separately and may require a prescription in some states; a new needle is required for each injection.
Read the Instructions for Use for information about how to prepare and inject Alhemo®, and how to properly throw away used pens and needles. Your healthcare provider should show you or your caregiver how to use Alhemo® before you use it for the first time.
1.
Check Alhemo® pen
2.
Attach new needle
3.
Prime before each dose
Dial 1 marking to test flow before each dose.
4.
Select dose
5a.
Prepare injection site
5b.
Inject Alhemo®b,c
6.
Remove needle
7.
Recap pen
bYou can inject in the skin of your stomach area (abdomen) at least 2 inches from your belly button (navel) or your upper legs (thigh). Change (rotate) your injection site with each injection every day. Do not use the same site for each injection. Do not inject into skin that is tender, bruised, red, or hard, or in areas where there are moles, scars, or stretch marks.
cAfter the dose counter is at “0,” count slowly to 6 while the needle is still in your skin.
Remember to:
Rotate injection sites daily
Rotate injection sites daily
ALWAYS use a new needle for each injection
ALWAYS use a new needle for each injection
NEVER share Alhemo® pens and needles with another person, even if the needle is changed
NEVER share Alhemo® pens and needles with another person, even if the needle is changed
Alhemo® is recommended to be used with NovoFine® and NovoFine® Plus 32G 4 mm injection needles.
Available in 3 pen options to meet your individual dosing needs
Each pen contains multiple doses of Alhemo®
1 gold label pen (150 mg/1.5 mL) has about 10 days of daily Alhemo® treatment:
10 days of 0.2 mg/kg daily maintenance treatment for a patient weighing 154 lb (70 kg)
Alhemo®: Effective bleed prevention in an injection pen designed with you in mind
Alhemo® offers innovative administrationd
Not intended to be a comparison of efficacy or safety
Alhemo® offers innovative administrationd
Not intended to be a comparison of efficacy or safety
dRead the Instructions for Use for information about how to prepare and inject Alhemo®, and how to properly throw away used pens and needles. Your healthcare provider should show you or your caregiver how to use Alhemo® before you use it for the first time.
eFor a patient weighing 70 kg, on Alhemo® 0.2 mg/kg, the volume to inject ranges from 0.14 mL to 0.35 mL, depending on pen size. For a patient weighing 70 kg, a single infused dose of NovoSeven® RT for a joint bleed (90 mcg/kg) is 6.3 mL. For a patient weighing 70 kg, a single infused dose of SEVENFACT® for a joint bleed (75 mcg/kg) is 5.25 mL. For a patient weighing 70 kg, a single infused dose of FEIBA® for a joint bleed (75 U/kg) is 105 mL. Qfitlia® volume to inject is 0.5 mL for a 50 mg dose, 0.2 mL for a 20 mg dose, and 0.1 mL for a 10 mg dose.
fAntithrombin is a protein in the blood that prevents the formation of clots.
gNovoSeven® RT and FEIBA® can be stored at 36 °F to 77 °F. SEVENFACT® can be stored at 36 °F to 86 °F.
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