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What are the possible side effects of NGENLA?

NGENLA may cause serious side effects, including:

•
high risk of death in people who have critical illnesses because of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or serious breathing (respiratory) problems.
•
serious allergic reactions. Get medical help right away if your child has the following symptoms:
o
swelling of the face, lips, mouth, or tongue
o
trouble breathing
o
wheezing
o
severe itching
o
skin rashes, redness, or swelling
o
dizziness or fainting
o
fast heartbeat or pounding in the chest
o
sweating
•
increased risk of growth of cancer or a tumor that is already present and increased risk of the return of cancer or a tumor in people who were treated with radiation to the brain or head as children and who developed low growth hormone problems. Your child’s healthcare provider will need to monitor your child for a return of cancer or a tumor. Contact your child’s healthcare provider if your child starts to have headaches, or has changes in behavior, changes in vision, or changes in moles, birthmarks, or the color of the skin.
•
new or worsening high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or diabetes. Your child’s blood sugar may need to be monitored during treatment with NGENLA.
•
increase in pressure inside the skull (intracranial hypertension). If your child has headaches, eye problems, nausea or vomiting, contact your child’s healthcare provider.
•
your child’s body holding too much fluid (fluid retention) such as swelling in the hands and feet, pain in the joints or muscles or nerve problems that cause pain, burning or tingling in the hands, arms, legs and feet. Fluid retention can happen in children during treatment with NGENLA. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms of fluid retention.
•
decrease in a hormone called cortisol. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s cortisol levels. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has severe fatigue, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, dehydration, or weight loss.
•
decrease in thyroid hormone levels. Decreased thyroid hormone levels may affect how well NGENLA works. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s hormone levels.
•
hip and knee pain or limp (slipped capital femoral epiphysis). Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms.
•
worsening of curvature of the spine (scoliosis). If your child has scoliosis, your child will need to be checked often for an increase in the curve of the spine.
•
severe and constant stomach (abdominal) pain. This could be a sign of pancreatitis. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any new abdominal pain.
•
loss of fat and tissue weakness in the area of skin you inject. Talk to your child’s healthcare provider about rotating the areas where you inject NGENLA.
•
high risk of sudden death in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who are severely obese or have breathing problems, including sleep apnea.
•
increase in phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone levels in the blood. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check this.

The most common side effects of NGENLA include:

 
o
injection site reactions (such as pain, swelling, rash, itching, bleeding)
o
common cold
o
headache
o
fever
o
low red blood cells (anemia)
o
cough
o
vomiting
o
decrease in thyroid hormone levels
o
stomach (abdominal) pain
o
rash
o
throat pain

These are not all the possible side effects of NGENLA. You should tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any side effect that bothers them or that does not go away.

Call your child’s doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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What are the possible side effects of NGENLA?

What are the possible side effects of NGENLA?

NGENLA may cause serious side effects, including:

•
high risk of death in people who have critical illnesses because of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or serious breathing (respiratory) problems.
•
serious allergic reactions. Get medical help right away if your child has the following symptoms:
o
swelling of the face, lips, mouth, or tongue
o
trouble breathing
o
wheezing
o
severe itching
o
skin rashes, redness, or swelling
o
dizziness or fainting
o
fast heartbeat or pounding in the chest
o
sweating
•
increased risk of growth of cancer or a tumor that is already present and increased risk of the return of cancer or a tumor in people who were treated with radiation to the brain or head as children and who developed low growth hormone problems. Your child’s healthcare provider will need to monitor your child for a return of cancer or a tumor. Contact your child’s healthcare provider if your child starts to have headaches, or has changes in behavior, changes in vision, or changes in moles, birthmarks, or the color of the skin.
•
new or worsening high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or diabetes. Your child’s blood sugar may need to be monitored during treatment with NGENLA.
•
increase in pressure inside the skull (intracranial hypertension). If your child has headaches, eye problems, nausea or vomiting, contact your child’s healthcare provider.
•
your child’s body holding too much fluid (fluid retention) such as swelling in the hands and feet, pain in the joints or muscles or nerve problems that cause pain, burning or tingling in the hands, arms, legs and feet. Fluid retention can happen in children during treatment with NGENLA. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms of fluid retention.
•
decrease in a hormone called cortisol. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s cortisol levels. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has severe fatigue, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, dehydration, or weight loss.
•
decrease in thyroid hormone levels. Decreased thyroid hormone levels may affect how well NGENLA works. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s hormone levels.
•
hip and knee pain or limp (slipped capital femoral epiphysis). Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms.
•
worsening of curvature of the spine (scoliosis). If your child has scoliosis, your child will need to be checked often for an increase in the curve of the spine.
•
severe and constant stomach (abdominal) pain. This could be a sign of pancreatitis. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any new abdominal pain.
•
loss of fat and tissue weakness in the area of skin you inject. Talk to your child’s healthcare provider about rotating the areas where you inject NGENLA.
•
high risk of sudden death in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who are severely obese or have breathing problems, including sleep apnea.
•
increase in phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone levels in the blood. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check this.

The most common side effects of NGENLA include:

 
o
injection site reactions (such as pain, swelling, rash, itching, bleeding)
o
common cold
o
headache
o
fever
o
low red blood cells (anemia)
o
cough
o
vomiting
o
decrease in thyroid hormone levels
o
stomach (abdominal) pain
o
rash
o
throat pain

These are not all the possible side effects of NGENLA. You should tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any side effect that bothers them or that does not go away.

Call your child’s doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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What are the possible side effects of NGENLA?

What are the possible side effects of NGENLA?

NGENLA may cause serious side effects, including:

•
high risk of death in people who have critical illnesses because of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or serious breathing (respiratory) problems.
•
serious allergic reactions. Get medical help right away if your child has the following symptoms:
o
swelling of the face, lips, mouth, or tongue
o
trouble breathing
o
wheezing
o
severe itching
o
skin rashes, redness, or swelling
o
dizziness or fainting
o
fast heartbeat or pounding in the chest
o
sweating
•
increased risk of growth of cancer or a tumor that is already present and increased risk of the return of cancer or a tumor in people who were treated with radiation to the brain or head as children and who developed low growth hormone problems. Your child’s healthcare provider will need to monitor your child for a return of cancer or a tumor. Contact your child’s healthcare provider if your child starts to have headaches, or has changes in behavior, changes in vision, or changes in moles, birthmarks, or the color of the skin.
•
new or worsening high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or diabetes. Your child’s blood sugar may need to be monitored during treatment with NGENLA.
•
increase in pressure inside the skull (intracranial hypertension). If your child has headaches, eye problems, nausea or vomiting, contact your child’s healthcare provider.
•
your child’s body holding too much fluid (fluid retention) such as swelling in the hands and feet, pain in the joints or muscles or nerve problems that cause pain, burning or tingling in the hands, arms, legs and feet. Fluid retention can happen in children during treatment with NGENLA. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms of fluid retention.
•
decrease in a hormone called cortisol. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s cortisol levels. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has severe fatigue, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, dehydration, or weight loss.
•
decrease in thyroid hormone levels. Decreased thyroid hormone levels may affect how well NGENLA works. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your child’s hormone levels.
•
hip and knee pain or limp (slipped capital femoral epiphysis). Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any of these signs or symptoms.
•
worsening of curvature of the spine (scoliosis). If your child has scoliosis, your child will need to be checked often for an increase in the curve of the spine.
•
severe and constant stomach (abdominal) pain. This could be a sign of pancreatitis. Tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any new abdominal pain.
•
loss of fat and tissue weakness in the area of skin you inject. Talk to your child’s healthcare provider about rotating the areas where you inject NGENLA.
•
high risk of sudden death in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who are severely obese or have breathing problems, including sleep apnea.
•
increase in phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone levels in the blood. Your child’s healthcare provider will do blood tests to check this.

The most common side effects of NGENLA include:

 
o
injection site reactions (such as pain, swelling, rash, itching, bleeding)
o
common cold
o
headache
o
fever
o
low red blood cells (anemia)
o
cough
o
vomiting
o
decrease in thyroid hormone levels
o
stomach (abdominal) pain
o
rash
o
throat pain

These are not all the possible side effects of NGENLA. You should tell your child’s healthcare provider if your child has any side effect that bothers them or that does not go away.

Call your child’s doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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