NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia.
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) summary
1. Why am I using Thyrogen?
2. What should I know before Thyrogen is given?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use Thyrogen?
5. What should I know while using Thyrogen?
Things you should do
Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you visit that you are using Thyrogen.
Keep appointments with your treating physician.
Have tests when your treating physician says to.
Things you should not do
Do not use Thyrogen if you have a known, severe allergic reaction to Thyrogen or any
of its ingredients
Driving or using machines
Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Thyrogen affects you.
Looking after your medicine
Thyrogen will be stored in the hospital.
6. Are there any side effects?
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
1. Why am I using Thyrogen?
How it works
2. What should I know before Thyrogen is given?
Warnings
Do not use Thyrogen if:
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Children
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How is Thyrogen given?
If you use too much Thyrogen (overdose)
5. What should I know while, or after, being given Thyrogen?
Things you should do
Driving or using machines
Looking after your medicine
6. Are there any side effects?
Less serious side effects
Less serious side effects
What to do
Gastrointestinal related:
nausea
vomiting
diarrhoea
Head and neurology related:
Headache
fatigue
dizziness
numbness/tingling
General
weakness
chills
fever
Speak to your treating physician if you have any of these less serious side effects
and they worry you.
Serious side effects
Serious side effects
What to do
Respiratory
difficulty breathing
noisy breathing
Voice-related
hoarse voice
Skin-related
itchy rash or hives
Tell your treating physician immediately, or go straight to the Emergency Department
at your nearest hospital if you notice any of these serious side effects.
Reporting side effects
7. Product details
What Thyrogen contains
Active ingredient
(main ingredient)
thyrotropin alfa
Other ingredients
(inactive ingredients)
sodium chloride
monobasic sodium phosphate monohydrate
dibasic sodium phosphate heptahydrate
mannitol