Fremanezumab-vfrm Injection
Fremanezumab-vfrm injection is used to help prevent migraine headaches (severe, throbbing headaches that sometimes are accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to sound or light). Fremanezumab-vfrm injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by blocking the action of a certain natural substance in the body that causes migraine headaches.
🔔 How should this medicine be used?
Fremanezumab-vfrm injection comes as a solution (liquid) in a prefilled syringe and as a prefilled autoinjector to be injected subcutaneously (under the skin). It is usually given either once a month (as 1 injection) or once every 3 months (as 3 separate injections given one right after the other). Use fremanezumab-vfrm injection at around the same day every 1 or 3 month(s), depending on your dose. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use fremanezumab-vfrm injection exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
You may be able to inject the medication yourself at home or have a friend or relative perform the injections. Ask your doctor to show you or the person who will be performing the injections how to inject the medication.
Fremanezumab-vfrm injection comes as a prefilled syringe and a prefilled autoinjector. Allow the syringe and autoinjector to warm to room temperature for 30 minutes away from direct sunlight before you inject the medication. Do not try to warm the medication by heating it in a microwave, placing it in hot water, or through any other method. Use each syringe or autoinjector only once and inject all the solution in the syringe or autoinjector. Dispose of used syringes or the autoinjector in a puncture-resistant container. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to dispose of the puncture-resistant container.
Inject fremanezumab-vfrm into thigh, upper arm, or stomach area. Do not inject into an area where the skin is tender, thick, bruised, red, scaly, hard, or has scars or stretch marks.
Always look at fremanezumab-vfrm before you inject it. It should be clear and colorless. Do not use fremanezumab-vfrm injection, if it is colored, cloudy, or contains flakes or solid particles. Do not shake it.
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If your doctor tells you to inject three separate injections one after another, use a different syringe or autoinjector for each injection. If you use the same body site (upper arm, thigh, or stomach) for the separate injections, make sure that each injection it is not at the exact same spot you used for the other injections.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer’s information for the patient.
