Accredo Health Group, Inc.
Many people who start treatment with Veletri have never had continuous intravenous (I.V.) therapy. Fortunately, home healthcare nurses provided by Accredo Health Group, Inc.† Patient Support ensure that each patient is given step-by-step, personalized instructions on how to prepare, use, and properly store Veletri.
Accredo Health Group, Inc. also provides information and assistance with:
- Specialty pharmacy services designed for timely delivery of Veletri
- Compliance programs to help ensure that you’re benefitting fully from your therapy
- Clinical services for you and your doctor to help get you the prescribed course of treatment
- Reimbursement services to help you with insurance issues, based on our long track record in managing costs and health plan reimbursements
Accredo Health Group, Inc. Patient Support is available 24 hours a day to answer any questions you may have about Veletri. For more information call 1-866-FIGHT-PH (1-866-344-4874) or visit http://accredo.com.
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† Disclaimer: Accredo Health Group, Inc., is a separate independent specialty pharmaceutical services provider that provides medications and related services to patients in the home setting and have been contracted by Actelion Pharmaceuticals to distribute Veletri.
*What is Veletri?
Veletri is a prescription medicine that is given intravenously (in a vein). It is used to treat adults with certain kinds of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (WHO Group 1), a condition in which blood pressure is too high in the blood vessels between the heart and the lungs. Veletri may improve your ability to exercise as measured by how far you can walk in 6 minutes(6-minute walk test).
Studies showing Veletri is effective included mainly patients with NYHA Functional Class III-IV PAH. In these patients, PAH was caused by unidentified or hereditary factors or connective tissue disease.
Who should not take Veletri?
Veletri should not be used if you have heart failure due to severe left heart disease, if you develop fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) when starting therapy, or if you are allergic to epoprostenol.
Some medications may interact with Veletri. Please talk to your doctor about all of your medications.
What is the most important information I should know about Veletri?
It is important to use Veletri as directed by your doctor. Veletri should be used only with Sterile Water for Injection, USP, or Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection, USP. Do not mix Veletri with other intravenous medications. Do not freeze Veletri or expose to direct sunlight.
When you take epoprostenol for the first time, you must be in a setting (hospital or clinic) where you can be monitored for any serious side effects or in case of emergency. Your blood pressure and heart rate should also be monitored with any dose changes. If you are taking Veletri, your doctor may prescribe another kind of medicine used to prevent blood clots. Use of these types of medicines may increase the risk of bleeding.
Sudden and dramatic changes in dose may lead to unstable blood pressure, a return of pulmonary hypertension symptoms, or fatal low blood pressure (hypotension). Do not stop using Veletri without first talking to your doctor. To reduce the risk of infection in the bloodstream, it is important to know how to properly care for the catheter and infusion pump.
What are the possible side effects of Veletri?
The most commonly reported side effects during clinical trials include flushing, jaw pain, headache, low blood pressure, fast heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, flu-like symptoms, anxiety/nervousness, and diarrhea.
Talk to your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of Veletri. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see accompanying full prescribing information.
