Attend a virtual event with a gout specialist on 3/19, 4/23, and 5/14
Attend a virtual event with a gout specialist on 3/19, 4/23, and 5/14
As a caregiver, you already know how difficult uncontrolled gout can be for someone living with the disease. You may feel personally affected by the toll the disease has taken on someone in your care. However, it’s important to remember you and your loved one are not to blame for uncontrolled gout. These resources will help you support those in your care during their treatment journey.
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Narrator:
Watching someone you love suffering from uncontrolled gout can
be
overwhelming.
They are in pain, and it can be hard to know how to help.
You are doing everything you can and you've followed their doctor's advice
in
trying to treat it. But the disease is chronic and they can't seem to be able to get
it
under control.
Today, you are taking a big step.
KRYSTEXXA is the only treatment proven to help get control of uncontrolled
gout.
A serious disease requires serious treatment.
Uncontrolled gout isn’t “just gout.” It’s an advanced form of gout where,
despite
taking gout pills, uric acid levels are still above 6 and there may be more than
one
flare a year or gouty lumps on the body.
You’ve seen what the disease can do, but it can affect more than just the
hands,
feet, or other joints.
It can cause bone erosion and uric acid crystals that deposit in other parts of
the
body, including vital organs like the heart and kidney.
This is why your role is so important. You can encourage your loved one to
stick
with their doctor’s prescribed treatment plan and even set up your own
infusion
reminders so you’re both working together to regain control of this disease.
We know it isn’t always easy. You sometimes have to arrange travel to
an
infusion center, take time off of work, and schedule multiple appointments.
You also might see flares early in the treatment, but these can be a sign
that
KRYSTEXXA is working to remove years of gout buildup.
It’s important to remember that KRYSTEXXA can dissolve most buildup in 6 to
12
months or for as long as the doctor recommends.
And as a caregiver, it’s important to know that neither of you are in this alone.
KRYSTEXXA patients and their caregivers can connect with a Patient
Access
Liaison, or PAL. The PAL is a dedicated support partner who, while they don’t give
medical
advice, can help investigate, explain, and educate on each step of the
treatment experience.
The journey may feel hard right now, but when you consider what you
still
have in front of you, once the work has been done to regain control of
uncontrolled gout, it’s
worth it.
Oral gout medications can take over 2 years to dissolve uric acid buildup. KRYSTEXXA is given through an infusion so it enters the blood and starts working within 24 hours to lower uric acid levels. See how KRYSTEXXA works.
What is the most important information I should know about KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase)?
Serious allergic reactions may happen in some patients who receive KRYSTEXXA. These allergic reactions can be life-threatening and usually happen within 2 hours of the infusion.
KRYSTEXXA should be given to you by a doctor or nurse in a healthcare setting where serious allergic reactions can be treated. Your doctor or nurse should watch you for any signs of a serious allergic reaction during and after your treatment with KRYSTEXXA.
Tell your doctor or nurse right away if you have any of these symptoms during or after your treatment with KRYSTEXXA:
Who should not receive KRYSTEXXA?
Do not receive KRYSTEXXA if you:
What should I tell my doctor before receiving treatment with KRYSTEXXA?
Before you receive KRYSTEXXA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Do not take any other uric acid lowering drug, such as allopurinol, febuxostat (Uloric), or probenecid, while receiving KRYSTEXXA.
KRYSTEXXA is recommended to be given with another prescription medicine called methotrexate. KRYSTEXXA may also be used alone. You and your doctor will decide the treatment that is right for you.
Prior to your treatment with KRYSTEXXA, your doctor may give you medicine to help reduce your risk of getting gout flares or an allergic reaction. Take these medicines as directed by your doctor or nurse. Your doctor will also test your uric acid levels prior to each treatment to monitor your response to KRYSTEXXA.
Your gout flares may increase in the first 3 months when you start receiving KRYSTEXXA. It’s important to understand that this is happening because KRYSTEXXA is breaking down uric acid in your body. Do not stop receiving KRYSTEXXA even if you have a flare, as the amount of flares will decrease after 3 months of treatment. Your doctor may give you other medicines to help reduce your gout flares for the first few months after starting KRYSTEXXA.
What are the possible side effects of KRYSTEXXA?
In KRYSTEXXA clinical trials:
The most common side effects of
KRYSTEXXA
when given together with methotrexate were gout flares, joint pain,
coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), nausea, and fatigue.
The most common side effects of KRYSTEXXA
were gout
flares, allergic reactions (including infusion reactions). See “What is the most
important information I
should know about KRYSTEXXA?”, nausea, bruising, sore throat, constipation, chest pain,
coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), and vomiting.
This is not a complete list of all possible side
effects. Call your
doctor for medical advice about side effects.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
For additional Important Safety Information, please see the Medication Guide and discuss with your doctor.
KRYSTEXXA is a prescription medicine used in adults to help reduce the signs and symptoms of gout that are not controlled by other treatments.
KRYSTEXXA is not for use in people with too much uric acid in their bodies who do not have symptoms (asymptomatic hyperuricemia).
What is the most important information I should know about KRYSTEXXA?
Serious allergic reactions may happen in some patients who receive KRYSTEXXA. These allergic reactions can be life-threatening and usually happen within 2 hours of the infusion.