Talk with your healthcare provider about AGAMREE®
Preparation is key to having a productive conversation
Consider taking notes on how your child is doing to help inform your healthcare provider during your office visit. Be sure to include questions you may have for your healthcare provider. Here are some additional tips to help with your conversation:
Keep a journal of your child’s symptoms, especially those that might affect daily activities
Note any changes, such as when symptoms first appeared, how they progressed, and how they are changing or have changed since your most recent visit
Take photos or videos of your child to help you communicate changes in behavior or how muscles work and move
Keep a list of previous and current specialists to help your healthcare provider be aware of the total care team
Document previous and current treatments, and any side effects experienced
Keep a list of any questions you may have for your healthcare provider
Track your treatment
Keep a clear record of treatments, routines, and observations—then share these details with your healthcare team.
Questions to ask your healthcare provider:
- What can be done to help manage my child’s behavioral and psychosocial health?
- What happens as strength or mobility start to decline?
- What are the differences between corticosteroids for Duchenne treatment?
- What long-term or short-term side effects can we expect from corticosteroid treatment, and how are they managed?
- Why should my child stay on corticosteroid treatment even after loss of mobility?
“When we decided to join the AGAMREE trial, I felt like we had a say in what was happening. We could do something about his Duchenne—something that could help him.”
– Michelle, mother of Landon
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Based on personal experience; your or your child’s experience may be different.
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What is AGAMREE?
AGAMREE is a prescription medicine used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients 2 years of age and older.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Patients should not take AGAMREE if they are allergic to vamorolone or any of the inactive ingredients in AGAMREE.
What is the most important information I should know about AGAMREE?
- Do not stop AGAMREE, or change the amount taken, without first checking with your healthcare provider. There may be a need for gradual dose reductions to decrease the risk of adrenal insufficiency crisis, which can be fatal.
- There is an increased risk of infection when taking corticosteroids like AGAMREE. Tell your healthcare provider if the patient has had recent or ongoing infections or has recently received a vaccine. Seek immediate medical advice in the case of fever or other signs of infection. Some infections can be severe, and sometimes fatal. Patients should avoid exposure to chickenpox or measles; alert your healthcare provider immediately if exposure occurs.
- Corticosteroids, including AGAMREE, can cause an increase in blood pressure and water retention. Your healthcare provider may monitor for these increases during treatment.
- There is an increased risk of developing a hole in the stomach or intestines in patients with certain gastrointestinal disorders when taking corticosteroids like AGAMREE.
- Corticosteroids, including AGAMREE, can cause severe behavioral and mood changes. Seek medical attention if behavioral or mood changes develop.
- There is a risk of osteoporosis with prolonged use of corticosteroids like AGAMREE, which can lead to vertebral and long bone fractures.
- Corticosteroids like AGAMREE may cause cataracts or glaucoma. Your healthcare provider should monitor for these conditions if AGAMREE treatment continues for more than 6 weeks.
- Immunizations should be up to date according to immunization guidelines prior to starting therapy with AGAMREE. Live-attenuated or live vaccines should be administered at least 4 to 6 weeks prior to starting AGAMREE. Live-attenuated or live vaccines should not be administered in patients taking AGAMREE.
- Rare instances of severe allergic reaction have occurred in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy.
Before taking AGAMREE, tell your healthcare provider about all medical conditions, including if the patient:
- has decreased liver function.
- is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. AGAMREE can harm an unborn baby.
- is breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. AGAMREE may appear in breastmilk and could affect a nursing child.
Certain medications can cause an interaction with AGAMREE. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines the patient takes, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and herbal products.
What are the possible side effects of AGAMREE?
The most common side effects with AGAMREE include facial puffiness (cushingoid features), psychiatric disorders, vomiting, weight gain, and vitamin D deficiency. These are not all the possible side effects of AGAMREE.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Please see full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-844-347-3277 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
What is AGAMREE?
AGAMREE is a prescription medicine used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients 2 years of age and older.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Patients should not take AGAMREE if they are allergic to vamorolone or any of the inactive ingredients in AGAMREE.
What is the most important information I should know about AGAMREE?
- Do not stop AGAMREE, or change the amount taken, without first checking with your healthcare provider. There may be a need for gradual dose reductions to decrease the risk of adrenal insufficiency crisis, which can be fatal.
- There is an increased risk of infection when taking corticosteroids like AGAMREE. Tell your healthcare provider if the patient has had recent or ongoing infections or has recently received a vaccine. Seek immediate medical advice in the case of fever or other signs of infection. Some infections can be severe, and sometimes fatal. Patients should avoid exposure to chickenpox or measles; alert your healthcare provider immediately if exposure occurs.
- Corticosteroids, including AGAMREE, can cause an increase in blood pressure and water retention. Your healthcare provider may monitor for these increases during treatment.
- There is an increased risk of developing a hole in the stomach or intestines in patients with certain gastrointestinal disorders when taking corticosteroids like AGAMREE.
- Corticosteroids, including AGAMREE, can cause severe behavioral and mood changes. Seek medical attention if behavioral or mood changes develop.
- There is a risk of osteoporosis with prolonged use of corticosteroids like AGAMREE, which can lead to vertebral and long bone fractures.
- Corticosteroids like AGAMREE may cause cataracts or glaucoma. Your healthcare provider should monitor for these conditions if AGAMREE treatment continues for more than 6 weeks.
- Immunizations should be up to date according to immunization guidelines prior to starting therapy with AGAMREE. Live-attenuated or live vaccines should be administered at least 4 to 6 weeks prior to starting AGAMREE. Live-attenuated or live vaccines should not be administered in patients taking AGAMREE.
- Rare instances of severe allergic reaction have occurred in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy.
Before taking AGAMREE, tell your healthcare provider about all medical conditions, including if the patient:
- has decreased liver function.
- is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. AGAMREE can harm an unborn baby.
- is breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. AGAMREE may appear in breastmilk and could affect a nursing child.
Certain medications can cause an interaction with AGAMREE. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines the patient takes, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and herbal products.
What are the possible side effects of AGAMREE?
The most common side effects with AGAMREE include facial puffiness (cushingoid features), psychiatric disorders, vomiting, weight gain, and vitamin D deficiency. These are not all the possible side effects of AGAMREE.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Please see full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-844-347-3277 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
