Voxzogo
Generic name:vosoritide
Dosage form: lyophilized powder for injection, for subcutaneous use
Drug class:Miscellaneous hormones
What is Voxzogo?
Voxzogo is a prescription medicine used to increase linear growth in children with achondroplasia who are 5 years of age and older with open bone growth plates (epiphyses).
It is not known if Voxzogo is safe and effective in children with achondroplasia under 5 years of age.
Before giving you child Voxzogo
Before you give your child Voxzogo, tell your child’s healthcare provider about all your child’s medical conditions, including if they:
- have kidney problems.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Voxzogo will harm your child’s unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Voxzogo passes into your child’s breast milk. Talk to your child’s healthcare provider about the best way to feed your child’s baby if your child takes Voxzogo.
What other drugs will affect Voxzogo?
Tell your child’s healthcare provider about all the medicines your child takes, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Know the medicines your child takes. Keep a list of them to show your child’s healthcare provider and pharmacist when your child gets a new medicine.
How should I give Voxzogo?
- See the detailed Instructions for Use that comes with your child's prescription for instructions about the right way to store, prepare, and give Voxzogo injections at home.
- Voxzogo is given as an injection under the skin (subcutaneous or SC). Inject Voxzogo 1 time every day, at about the same time each day.
- If your child’s healthcare provider decides a caregiver can give the injections of Voxzogo at home, your child’s caregiver should receive training on the right way to prepare and inject Voxzogo. Do not try to inject Voxzogo until you have been shown the right way by your child’s healthcare provider or nurse.
- Your child’s healthcare provider will tell you how often you should give Voxzogo. If your child misses a dose of Voxzogo, it can be given within 12 hours of the scheduled time of injection. If more than 12 hours have passed, do not give the missed dose. Give the next daily dose according to your child’s usual schedule.
- Your child should eat a meal and drink about 8 to 10 ounces of fluid within 1 hour before injection.
- In case you are not sure when to inject Voxzogo, call your child’s healthcare provider or pharmacist. Do not give Voxzogo .
