ORTHOVISC (HYALURONAN)

Orthovisc Information

Orthorvisc is a popular medicine that is also widely known under the generic name of Hyaluronan. This medicine’s purpose is to act as the synovial fluid, a natural substance that is found in the joints. This fluid acts as a shock absorber and as a lubricant. This drug is usually injected into the patient’s knee joints and it is widely prescribed in the treatment of pain in the case of patients who are suffering from Osteoarthritis.

Orthovisc Indications

Orthovisc Warnings

You should alert your personal physician (before you start taking Orthovisc) if you are suffering from any known allergic reactions to bird products, chicken products (feathers, eggs), to any foods, preservatives, dyes, or any other type of substances.

You should not start taking Hyaluronan if you are suffering from a skin disease or an infection at the injection site. It has not been clearly determined whether a treatment with Orthovisc during pregnancy could harm a growing fetus. If you are pregnant, or if you are planning to be so soon, you should not start a treatment with this drug without first consulting it with your personal physician. It has not been established whether this drug’s main components can pass into breastmilk. However, if you are currently nursing a child, you should not start taking this drug without your physician’s approval. You ought to take all the necessary precautions that your personal doctor tells you to.

Orthovisc Intake Guidelines

Ask your doctor how and when you should take Orthovisc in order to get the proper beneficial effects from your treatment with it. You must try not to disobey any of the instructions that your personal doctor has given you. If you fail to understand any of them, you should ask a pharmacist, a doctor or a nurse. You ought to store this drug away from heat and moisture (preferably in the refrigerator). His drug should be administered by an authorized health care provider at a clinic, hospital, etc. If you want to do the injection yourself (at home), you should ask your doctor how to do it. Keep the medicine in a place that is far from the reach of pets and children in order to avoid an unwanted accident (poisoning). You must not allow the medicine to freeze. In some cases, several patients have experienced temporary swelling or pain at the site of the Orthovisc injection. After you have used your dose of Hyaluronan (the injection), you should avoid prolonged weight-bearing activities or strenuous activities such as tennis, weight lifting, jogging, etc unless you physician has recommended you to.

Orthovisc Dosage

Orthorvisc Overdose

Although an overdose of Orthovisc (Hyaluronan) should not trigger any life threatening symptoms, if you think that you might be suffering from one you should seek immediate medical care. Alert your local emergency room, your personal physician or your local poison control centre. In order to avoid experiencing overdose, you should not use extra doses of this medicine without your physician’s approval.  

Orthorvisc Missed Dose

Orthorvisc Side Effects

You should alert your personal physician as soon as possible if you experience any signs of an allergic reaction such as throat closing, difficulty breathing, swelling of the lips, face, tongue; sometimes even hives) that might be linked to your treatment with Hyaluronan (Orthovisc).

Some other less serious (less dangerous, but more common) side effects are more likely to occur during a treatment with this drug. You should inform your personal physician as soon as possible if you experience

• bruising or rash at the injection site;
• temporary swelling or pain of the affected joint;
• overall achy feeling.

Other side effects that have not been listed here might also be triggered by a prolonged treatment with Orthovisc. Therefore, if you experience anything unusual, bothersome or abnormal during or shortly after your treatment with this medicine you should alert your physician as soon as possible.

Othrovisc Drug Reactions

It has not been clearly determined whether this drug (Orthovisc) can harmfully interact with other drugs. While taking this medicine, you should ask your personal physician if it is safe to start a treatment with any other medicine (even if they are simple cough or cold drugs, minerals, vitamins, herbal products, etc).

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