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www.aace.com
The AACE professional site, with members only access, certification programs, publications, and resources.
www.endocrine.org
Site for the world’s oldest, largest organization devoted to hormone research and endocrinology.
www.rarediseases.org
Featuring a Rare Disease Database, news, research, conferences, and meetings.
www.pituitarysociety.org
Serves as a source for information about diseases of the pituitary gland. Conducts International Pituitary Congress programs.
AcroTracker, an iPhone® and Android™ app developed by Pfizer, helps your patients track acromegaly symptoms and share them with you. Learn more at www.acrotracker.com, or download the app directly at the iTunes app store.
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Share these resources with your patients who have been diagnosed with acromegaly and are starting on SOMAVERT:
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www.acromegalycommunity.org
This is a support network run by patients for people touched by acromegaly. It offers information on issues such as surgery, medication, radiation, and postdiagnosis support. In addition, it provides a network of emotional support for acromegaly patients, as well as their friends and family.
www.hormone.org
This is the public education affiliate of the Endocrine Society. Its mission is to be a resource for the public by promoting the prevention, treatment, and cure of hormone-related conditions.
www.pituitarysociety.org
This website presents articles on pituitary diseases, information about International Pituitary Congress programs, a glossary of terms, downloadable pdf booklets, and further resources on pituitary-related conditions.
www.pituitary.org
Founded by a group of patients with acromegaly, this is the website of an international nonprofit organization. The PNA is the world's largest patient advocacy organization for people with pituitary tumors and disorders.
www.pituitaryworldnews.org
PWN connects thought leaders to patients and brings up-to-date information on health-related matters of importance to those with pituitary tumors and other pituitary disorders.
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Patients on opioids often needed higher serum pegvisomant concentrations to achieve appropriate IGF-I suppression compared with patients not receiving opioids.
Patients with acromegaly and diabetes mellitus being treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic agents may require dose reductions of these therapeutic agents after the initiation of treatment with SOMAVERT.
Important safety information regarding liver test monitoring
Baseline serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum total bilirubin (TBIL), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels should be obtained prior to initiating therapy with SOMAVERT. Monitor liver tests based on baseline values and changes during therapy according to the schedule in the full Prescribing Information.
Asymptomatic, transient elevations in transaminases up to 15 times ULN have been observed in <2% of subjects among two open-label trials (with a total of 147 patients). These reports were not associated with an increase in bilirubin. Transaminase elevations normalized with time, most often after suspending treatment. Postmarketing reports have identified elevations in serum hepatic transaminases up to >20 times ULN associated with elevation in total bilirubin >2 times ULN. In many of these cases, discontinuation of SOMAVERT therapy resulted in improvement or resolution of hepatic laboratory abnormalities. If a patient develops liver test elevations, or any other symptoms of liver dysfunction while receiving SOMAVERT, please see Liver Tests section of the full Prescribing Information.
In subjects with systemic hypersensitivity reactions, caution and close monitoring should be exercised when reinitiating SOMAVERT therapy.
The most common adverse events (>6% and at frequencies greater than placebo) in the active treatment arms in a placebo-controlled study (N=112) included infection (23%), pain (14%), nausea (14%), diarrhea (14%), abnormal liver function tests (12%), flu syndrome (12%), and injection-site reaction (11%).
Lipohypertrophy has been reported in patients treated with SOMAVERT; therefore, injection sites should be rotated daily.
SOMAVERT® (pegvisomant for injection) is indicated for the treatment of acromegaly in patients who have had an inadequate response to surgery or radiation therapy, or for whom these therapies are not appropriate. The goal of treatment is to normalize serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels.
Please see full Prescribing Information.