IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
ABOUT
VIMOVO
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carefully and then ask
your doctor about
VIM O VO (vi-m oh’-voh).
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the risks and benefits of
a prescription drug.
WHAT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT
INFORMATION I SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT VIMOVO?
V I M O V O , w h i c h c o n t a i n s
n a p r o x e n [ a n o n s t e r o i d a l a n t i -
i n f l a m m a t o r y d r u g ( N S A I D ) ] a n d
e s o m e p r a z o l e m a g n e s i u m , m a y
i n c r e a s e t h e c h a n c e o f a h e a r t
a t t a c k o r s t r o k e t h a t c a n l e a d
t o d e a t h . T h is c h a n c e in c r e a s e s
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w it h lo n g e r u s e o f N S A ID
m e d ic in e s
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in p e o p le w h o h a v e h e a r t d is e a s e
N S A I D - c o n t a i n i n g m e d i c i n e s ,
s u c h a s V I M O V O , s h o u l d n e v e r
b e u s e d r i g h t b e f o r e o r a f t e r a
h e a r t s u r g e r y c a l l e d a c o r o n a r y
a r t e r y b y p a s s g r a f t ( C A B G ) .
N S A I D - c o n t a i n i n g m e d i c i n e s ,
s u c h a s V I M O V O c a n c a u s e
u l c e r s a n d b l e e d i n g in t h e
s t o m a c h a n d in t e s t in e s a t a n y
t i m e d u r in g t r e a t m e n t . U l c e r s
a n d b l e e d i n g
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c a n h a p p e n w it h o u t w a r n in g
s y m p t o m s
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m a y c a u s e d e a t h
T h e c h a n c e o f a p e r s o n
g e t t in g a n u lc e r o r b le e d in g
i n c r e a s e s w i t h
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t a k in g m e d ic in e s c a lle d s te r o id
h o r m o n e s ( c o r t ic o s t e r o id s ) a n d
b lo o d t h in n e r s ( a n t ic o a g u la n t s )
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lo n g e r u s e
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s m o k in g
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d r in k in g a lc o h o l
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o ld e r a g e
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h a v in g p o o r h e a lth
N S A I D m e d i c i n e s s h o u l d o n ly
b e u s e d
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e x a c t ly a s p r e s c r ib e d
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a t t h e lo w e s t d o s e p o s s ib le
f o r y o u r t r e a t m e n t
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f o r t h e s h o r t e s t t im e n e e d e d
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE
SIDE EFFECTS OF
NONSTEROIDAL
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
DRUGS (NSAIDS)?
S e r io u s s id e e f f e c t s in c lu d e
h e a r t a t t a c k
s tr o k e
h ig h b lo o d p r e s s u r e
h e a r t fa ilu r e f r o m b o d y s w e llin g
(flu id r e te n tio n )
k id n e y p r o b le m s in c lu d in g
k id n e y fa ilu r e
b le e d in g a n d u lc e r s in t h e
s t o m a c h a n d in te s t in e
lo w r e d b lo o d c e lls (a n e m ia )
lif e - t h r e a t e n in g s k in r e a c t io n s
lif e - t h r e a t e n in g a lle r g ic r e a c t io n s
liv e r p r o b le m s in c lu d in g liv e r
fa ilu r e
a s t h m a a t t a c k s in p e o p le w h o
h a v e a s t h m a
O t h e r s id e e f f e c t s in c lu d e
s t o m a c h p a in
c o n s t ip a t io n
d ia r r h e a
g a s
h e a r t b u r n
n a u s e a
v o m it in g
d iz z in e s s
G e t e m e r g e n c y h e l p r i g h t a w a y
if y o u h a v e a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g
s y m p t o m s
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s h o r t n e s s o f b r e a t h o r t r o u b le
b r e a t h in g
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c h e s t p a in
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w e a k n e s s in o n e p a r t o r s id e
o f y o u r b o d y
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s lu r r e d s p e e c h
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s w e llin g o f t h e f a c e o r t h r o a t
S t o p y o u r N S A I D m e d i c i n e a n d
c a l l y o u r h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r
r i g h t a w a y if y o u h a v e a n y o f t h e
f o l l o w i n g s y m p t o m s
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n a u s e a
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m o r e t ir e d o r w e a k e r t h a n u s u a l
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itc h in g
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y o u r s k in o r e y e s lo o k y e llo w
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s t o m a c h p a in
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f lu - lik e s y m p t o m s
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v o m it b lo o d
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t h e r e is b lo o d in y o u r b o w e l
m o v e m e n t o r it is b la c k a n d
s tic k y lik e t a r
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s k in r a s h o r b lis t e r s w it h f e v e r
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u n u s u a l w e ig h t g a in
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s w e llin g o f t h e a r m s a n d le g s ,
h a n d s a n d f e e t
T h e s e a r e n o t a ll t h e p o s s ib le s id e
e f f e c t s w ith N S A ID m e d ic in e s .
T a lk t o y o u r h e a lth c a r e p r o v id e r o r
p h a r m a c is t f o r m o r e in f o r m a tio n
a b o u t N S A ID m e d ic in e s .
C a ll y o u r h e a lth c a r e p r o v id e r fo r
m e d ic a l a d v ic e a b o u t s id e e ff e c t s .
Y o u m a y r e p o r t s id e e f f e c t s t o F D A
a t 1 - 8 0 0 - F D A - 1 0 8 8 .
WHAT IS VIMOVO?
V I M O V O c o n t a in s 2 m e d ic in e s :
n a p r o x e n , a n o n s t e r o id a l a n t i-
in f la m m a t o r y d r u g ( N S A ID ) , a n d
e s o m e p r a z o le m a g n e s iu m , a
p r o to n p u m p in h ib ito r (P P I).
V I M O V O is a p r e s c r ip t io n m e d ic in e
u s e d to
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r e lie v e s ig n s a n d s y m p t o m s
o f o s t e o a r t h r it is , r h e u m a t o id
a r th r itis , a n d a n k y lo s in g
s p o n d y litis
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d e c r e a s e t h e r is k o f d e v e lo p in g
s to m a c h (g a s tric ) u lc e r s in p e o p le
w h o a r e a t r is k o f d e v e lo p in g
g a s t r ic u lc e r s w it h N S A ID s
It is n o t k n o w n if V IM O V O is s a fe
o r e f f e c t i v e in c h ild r e n u n d e r
t h e a g e o f 1 8 .
WHO SHOULD NOT
TAKE VIMOVO?
D o n o t t a k e V I M O V O
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If y o u h a d a n a s t h m a a t t a c k ,
h iv e s , o r o t h e r a lle r g ic r e a c t io n
a f t e r t a k in g a s p ir in o r o t h e r
N S A ID m e d ic in e
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If y o u a r e a lle r g ic t o a n y o f t h e
in g r e d ie n t s in V I M O V O . S e e t h e
e n d o f t h is le a fle t f o r a c o m p le t e
lis t o f in g r e d ie n t s in V I M O V O
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If y o u a r e a lle r g ic t o a n y o t h e r
p r o to n p u m p in h ib ito r
( P P I) m e d ic in e
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F o r p a in r ig h t b e f o r e o r a f t e r
h e a r t b y p a s s s u r g e r y
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If y o u a r e in t h e la t e s t a g e s
o f p r e g n a n c y (th ir d tr im e s te r )
WHAT SHOULD I TELL
MY DOCTOR BEFORE
TAKING VIMOVO?
B e f o r e y o u t a k e V I M O V O , t e l l
y o u r h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r a b o u t
a ll y o u r m e d i c a l c o n d i t i o n s ,
in c l u d i n g if y o u
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h a v e liv e r o r k id n e y p r o b le m s
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h a v e u lc e r a t iv e c o lit is o r C r o h n ’s
d is e a s e ( in f la m m a t o r y b o w e l
d is e a s e o r IB D )
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h a v e a n y o th e r m e d ic a l c o n d itio n s
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a r e p r e g n a n t o r p la n t o b e c o m e
p r e g n a n t . S e e “W h a t is t h e m o s t
im p o r t a n t in f o r m a tio n I s h o u ld
k n o w a b o u t V I M O V O ? ”
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a r e b r e a s t - f e e d in g o r p la n
t o b r e a s t - f e e d . V I M O V O c a n
p a s s in to y o u r m ilk a n d m a y
h a r m y o u r b a b y . Y o u s h o u ld
n o t b r e a s t - f e e d w h ile t a k in g
V I M O V O . T a lk t o y o u r h e a lth
c a r e p r o v id e r a b o u t t h e b e s t
w a y t o f e e d y o u r b a b y
if y o u t a k e V I M O V O
T e ll y o u r h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r
a b o u t a ll t h e m e d i c i n e s y o u
t a k e , in c lu d in g p r e s c r ip t io n a n d
n o n - p r e s c r i p t i o n m e d ic in e s ,
v it a m in s , a n d h e r b a l s u p p le m e n t s .
S in c e V I M O V O c o n t a in s n a p r o x e n ,
t a lk t o y o u r h e a lt h c a r e p r o v id e r
b e f o r e t a k in g a n y o t h e r
N S A ID - c o n t a in in g p r o d u c t s .
U s in g V I M O V O w it h o t h e r
m e d ic in e s c a n c a u s e s e r io u s s id e
e f f e c t s . V I M O V O m a y a f f e c t t h e
w a y o t h e r m e d ic in e s w o r k , a n d
o t h e r m e d ic in e s m a y a f f e c t h o w
V I M O V O w o r k s .
K n o w t h e m e d i c i n e s y o u t a k e .
K e e p a l i s t o f t h e m t o s h o w
y o u r h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r o r
p h a r m a c i s t w h e n y o u g e t a
n e w m e d i c i n e .
HOW
SHOULD I TAKE
VIMOVO?
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T a k e V I M O V O e x a c t ly a s y o u r
h e a lth c a r e p r o v id e r te lls y o u
t o t a k e it
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Y o u r h e a lth c a r e p r o v id e r m a y
te ll y o u t o t a k e V ita m in D a n d
C a lc iu m s u p p le m e n t s d u r in g
t r e a t m e n t w ith V I M O V O
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D o n o t c h a n g e y o u r d o s e
o r s to p V I M O V O w it h o u t
fir s t t a lk in g t o y o u r h e a lth
c a r e p r o v id e r
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T a k e V I M O V O a t le a s t
3 0 m in u t e s b e f o r e a m e a l
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S w a llo w V I M O V O t a b le t s w h o le
w it h liq u id . D o n o t s p lit, c h e w ,
c r u s h , o r d is s o lv e t h e V I M O V O
t a b le t . T e ll y o u r d o c t o r if y o u
c a n n o t s w a llo w t h e t a b le t
w h o le . Y o u m a y n e e d a
d if f e r e n t m e d ic in e
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Y o u m a y u s e a n t a c id s w h ile
t a k in g V I M O V O
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If y o u f o r g e t t o t a k e a d o s e o f
V I M O V O , t a k e it a s s o o n a s y o u
r e m e m b e r . If it is a lm o s t t im e
f o r y o u r n e x t d o s e , d o n o t t a k e
t h e m is s e d d o s e . T a k e t h e n e x t
d o s e o n t im e . D o n o t t a k e 2
d o s e s a t o n e t im e t o m a k e u p
f o r a m is s e d d o s e
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If y o u t a k e t o o m u c h V I M O V O ,
te ll y o u r h e a lth c a r e p r o v id e r ,
g o t o t h e c lo s e s t h o s p ita l
e m e r g e n c y r o o m r ig h t a w a y ,
o r c a ll y o u r P o is o n C o n tr o l
C e n t e r a t 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 2 2 - 1 2 2 2
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