• Abaloparatide injection comes as a solution in a prefilled pen which has to be given subcutaneously just under the skin directly into the periumbilical region (the region around the bellybutton) of the abdomen but 2 inches away from the bellybutton.
• The injection site should be rotated every day but has to be administered at the same time each day.
• The prefilled pen provides 30 doses offering a daily dose of 80 mcg of abaloparatide in a 40mcL of a sterile solution. The pen should be discarded after 30 days even if it contains some unused medication.
• The injection should not be administered either by intravenous (into the vein) or intramuscular route.
• Allergy to abaloparatide
• Bone-related disease such as Paget’s disease
• High levels of calcium or alkaline phosphatase in the blood
• Cancer of bone (osteosarcoma) or in patients at increased risk of the cancer
• Hyperactivity of parathyroid glands
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding mothers, premenopausal women
• Presence of high urinary calcium levels or calcium stones in the kidney
• The injection site should be rotated every day but has to be administered at the same time each day.
• The prefilled pen provides 30 doses offering a daily dose of 80 mcg of abaloparatide in a 40mcL of a sterile solution. The pen should be discarded after 30 days even if it contains some unused medication.
• The injection should not be administered either by intravenous (into the vein) or intramuscular route.
Dosage & When it is to be taken
• The recommended adult dose is 80 mcg to be given subcutaneously (just under the skin) once a day.When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)
Abaloparatide should not be used in patients with:• Allergy to abaloparatide
• Bone-related disease such as Paget’s disease
• High levels of calcium or alkaline phosphatase in the blood
• Cancer of bone (osteosarcoma) or in patients at increased risk of the cancer
• Hyperactivity of parathyroid glands
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding mothers, premenopausal women
• Presence of high urinary calcium levels or calcium stones in the kidney
