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TYPE
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*V ictoza® is n o t a w e ig h t- lo s s p r o d u c t.
M o d e l
is u s e d f o r illu s tra tiv e p u r p o s e s o n ly .
V i c t o z a
h e l p e d
t a k e
m y
b l o o d
s u g a r
a n d
e v e n
m y
w e i g h t * d o w n .
. .
I n d i c a t i o n s a n d U s a g e :
V icto za®
is a n
in je c ta b le
p r e s c r ip tio n
m e d ic in e t h a t
m a y im p r o v e b lo o d s u g a r (g lu c o s e ) in a d u lts w ith t y p e
2
d i a b e t e s w h e n u s e d a lo n g w ith d i e t a n d e x e rc is e .
V icto za® is n o t r e c o m m e n d e d a s t h e f ir s t m e d ic a tio n
t o t r e a t d ia b e t e s . V icto za® is n o t in s u lin a n d
h a s n o t
b e e n s t u d ie d in c o m b in a tio n w ith in s u lin . V icto za® is
n o t f o r p e o p l e w ith t y p e
1
d i a b e t e s o r p e o p l e w ith
d ia b e tic k e to a c id o s is . It is n o t k n o w n if V ictoza® is s a f e
a n d e f f e c tiv e in c h ild re n . V ictoza® is n o t r e c o m m e n d e d
f o r u s e in c h ild r e n .
I m p o r t a n t S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n :
In a n im a l s tu d ie s , V ictoza® c a u s e d th y ro id tu m o rs —
in c lu d in g th y ro id c a n c e r— in
s o m e
rats a n d
m ice.
It
is n o t k n o w n w h e th e r Victoza® causes th y ro id tu m o rs
o r a ty p e o f th y ro id c a n c e r c a lle d m e d u lla ry th y ro id
c a n c e r
(M T C )
in
p e o p le
w h ic h
m a y
b e
f a t a l
if n o t d e te c te d a n d tre a te d e a rly . D o n o t use Victoza®
if y o u o r a n y o f y o u r fa m ily m e m b e rs h a v e a h is to ry
o f M T C o r if y o u h a v e M u ltip le E n d o c rin e N e o p la s ia
s y n d ro m e ty p e 2 (M E N 2). W h ile ta k in g V ictoza® , te ll
y o u r d o c to r if y o u g e t a lu m p o r s w e llin g in y o u r neck,
h o a rs e n e s s ,
tr o u b le
s w a llo w in g ,
o r
s h o rtn e s s
o f
b re a th . T h e s e m a y b e s y m p to m s o f th y ro id cancer.
I n f la m m a tio n
o f t h e
p a n c r e a s
( p a n c r e a titis )
m a y
b e
s e v e r e a n d le a d t o d e a t h . B e f o r e t a k i n g V ictoza® , te ll
y o u r d o c t o r if y o u
h a v e h a d
p a n c r e a titis , g a lls to n e s ,
a h is to ry o f a lc o h o lis m , o r h ig h b lo o d tr ig ly c e r id e lev els
s in c e t h e s e m e d ic a l c o n d itio n s m a k e y o u
m o r e lik ely
t o g e t p a n c r e a titis .
S to p t a k i n g V icto za® a n d call y o u r d o c t o r r ig h t a w a y
if y o u
h a v e
p a in
in y o u r s to m a c h
a r e a t h a t is s e v e r e
a n d w ill n o t g o a w a y , o c c u rs w ith o r w i t h o u t v o m itin g ,
o r
is f e l t g o in g
f r o m
y o u r s to m a c h
a r e a t h r o u g h t o
y o u r b a c k . T h e s e m a y b e s y m p to m s o f p a n c r e a titis .
B e f o r e u s in g V ictoza® , te ll y o u r d o c t o r a b o u t all t h e
m e d ic in e s y o u ta k e , e s p e c ia lly s u lf o n y lu r e a m e d ic in e s
o r
in s u lin ,
a s t a k i n g
t h e m
w ith
V icto za® m a y
a f f e c t
h o w e a c h m e d ic in e w o r k s .
A ls o te l l
y o u r
d o c t o r
if y o u
a r e
a lle r g ic t o
a n y
o f
t h e
i n g r e d i e n t s
in
V ic to z a ® ;
h a v e
s e v e r e
s t o m a c h
p r o b le m s s u c h a s s lo w e d
e m p ty in g o f y o u r s to m a c h
( g a s tr o p a r e s is ) o r p r o b le m s w ith d ig e s tin g f o o d ; h a v e
o r h a v e h a d k id n e y o r liv e r p r o b le m s ; h a v e a n y o t h e r
m e d ic a l c o n d itio n s ; 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 . Tell
y o u r d o c t o r
if y o u
a r e
b r e a s t f e e d i n g
novo nordisk
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