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W HAT IS RECLAST?
R e c la st is a prescription m ed icatio n used to treat
osteoporosis in w om en after m enopause.
I f y o u r doctor p rescribes R ecla st, yo u w ill be
g iv e n one intravenous ( IV ) treatm ent o f R e cla st
fo r at least
15
m inutes to h e lp reduce the r is k o f
osteo po ro sis-related fractures fo r tw elve m onths.
W HO SHOULD NOT USE RECLAST?
A n yo ne w ho has lo w blo o d ca lciu m , is a lle rg ic
to R eclast, o r takes Zometa® (zo ledronic acid )
In je ctio n sh ou ld not take R eclast.
WHAT SHOULD I BE AWARE OF
BEFORE TAKING RECLAST?
• R arely, ja w bone problem s have been reported
in patients treated w ith d rugs in th is class,
in clu d in g R ecla st. 'Ybur doctor sh o u ld give
yo u a routine o ral exam p rio r to prescribin g
R ecla st.
• I f yo u are pregnant, R e cla st m ay cause harm
to yo u r baby. Therefore, yo u sh o u ld not take
R e cla st i f yo u are pregnant, p la n to becom e
pregnant o r nu rsing.
• Infrequently, severe incapacitating bone, jo in t,
o r m uscle p a in m ay occur. T e ll yo u r doctor i f
yo u experience any o f these sym ptom s.
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W HAT SHOULD I KNOW
ABOUT TAKING RECLAST W ITH
OTHER M EDICATION?
•
You
sh ou ld not take R e cla st i f yo u are takin g
Zom eta.
• T e ll yo u r doctor about an y antib io tics that
yo u are curren tly takin g. C e rta in antibiotics
c a lle d am ino glycosid es m ay low er yo u r
blo od c a lc iu m fo r a lon g p erio d o f tim e.
•
You
sh ou ld te ll yo u r doctor i f yo u take
d iuretics.
W HAT SHOULD I BE AW ARE OF
BEFORE TAKING RECLAST?
• R e cla st contains the sam e active ingredient
found in Zom eta. Therefore, i f yo u are being
treated w ith Zom eta, yo u sh o u ld not take
R ecla st.
•
You
sh o u ld take c a lciu m and vita m in D d a ily
as directed b y yo u r doctor.
• I f yo u have low blo o d c a lciu m , have had
parathyroid, thyroid, o r in testinal surgery, o r have
m alabsorption syndrom e, ta lk to yo u r doctor.
• Patients w ith k id n e y problem s sh o u ld not take
R e cla st. 'Ybur doctor m ay perform a sim ple
blo o d test to check y o u r k id n e y fim ctio n before
adm inistering R eclast.
W HAT ARE THE M O ST CO M M O N
SIDE EFFECTS OF RECLAST?
T h e m ost com m on sid e effects in clu d e :
• f lu -lik e illn e ss
• fever
• m u scle o r jo in t pain
• headache
• nausea
• vo m itin g
• diarrhea
M o st o ccu r in the days fo llo w in g treatment.
A m ild p a in re lie ve r su ch as acetam inophen
m a y reduce these sym ptom s.
F o r a com plete lis t o f R e cla st’s po ssible side
effects, a sk y o u r doctor.
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