EVENITY is a prescription medicine used to treat osteoporosis in women after menopause who are at high risk of fracture, (See More) or cannot use another osteoporosis medicine or other osteoporosis medicines did not work well.
Untreated
A pelvis bone sample taken at month 12 from a woman with postmenopausal osteoporosis receiving placebo.
Treated with EVENITY
A pelvis bone sample taken at month 12 from a woman with postmenopausal osteoporosis receiving EVENITY.
Untreated osteoporotic bone vs osteoporotic bone treated with EVENITY
For illustrative purposes only. Bone samples were taken from 2 different women from a substudy consisting of 139 women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Images selected are from women who were close to the average in each group.
Watch how EVENITY works
If you’re one of the millions of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, you probably hoped you’d never break a bone.
But you see, when left untreated, osteoporosis is a disease that gets worse over time and can make bones thin and brittle.
So, what looks strong on the outside can actually be weak on the inside. But how does osteoporosis silently weaken your bones? Let’s take a look.
Throughout your life, your body is constantly removing old bone and replacing it with new bone.
Osteoporosis brings an imbalance to this natural process, which causes bone loss and puts you at risk of fracture.
In postmenopausal osteoporosis, you now have more bone-removing activity than bone-building activity.
Why is this important? Because this imbalance is what makes bones more likely to fracture—even if you’re simply bending or twisting.
And that’s not all. Once you’ve broken a bone, you’re 5 times more likely to break another bone within 1 year. And who knows, next time it could be even worse.
You could break a bone in your back, hip, or leg. Ask yourself: isn’t one fracture enough?
Now it’s time to build new bone.
It’s time for EVENITY®.
EVENITY® is an anabolic treatment for women with osteoporosis after menopause at high risk for fracture. But you can call it a bone-building treatment. EVENITY® rapidly reduces spine fracture risk and builds new bone in 12 months.
To see how EVENITY® does this, let’s take a look inside an osteoporotic bone.
Here, you can see there’s more bone-removing activity than bone-building activity—which caused the bone to break.
EVENITY® works in two ways to unlock your body’s natural ability to build new bone. One, it increases the activity of bone-building cells.
And, two, to a lesser extent, it slows down bone loss by decreasing your body’s bone-removing activity.
No other bone-building treatment does that.
That’s why you should talk to your doctor about EVENITY® today.
EVENITY® may increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from a heart or blood vessel problem. Tell your doctor if you’ve had a heart attack or stroke, especially in the past year. Heart attack symptoms may include chest pain or pressure; shortness of breath; light-headed or dizzy feeling. Stroke symptoms may include headache; numbness or weakness in the face, arm or legs; difficulty talking; changes in vision or loss of balance. Get medical help right away if you experience any of these symptoms.
Don’t start EVENITY® if you have low blood calcium, or are allergic to it. Serious allergic reactions like rash, hives; face, lip, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, which may cause trouble breathing or swallowing have happened. Get medical help right away if you experience any of these symptoms.
Tell your doctor about dental problems as severe jaw bone problems may happen or new or unusual pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, which are symptoms of unusual thigh bone fractures.
EVENITY® may cause serious side effects, like low blood calcium. Tell your doctor if you have symptoms like spasms, twitches, muscle cramps, numbness or tingling in your fingers, toes or around your mouth.
The most common side effects include joint pain and headaches.
EVENITY® is a prescription medicine used to treat osteoporosis in women after menopause who are at high risk for fracture or who cannot use another osteoporosis medicine or other osteoporosis medicines did not work well.
So, if you’ve broken a bone due to postmenopausal osteoporosis…
…speak to your doctor about rapidly reducing your spine fracture risk and building bone in 12 months…
…with EVENITY®.
Taking EVENITY
Unlike some osteoporosis treatments that need to be taken daily or weekly, EVENITY is given only once a month for 12 months.
Each EVENITY dose consists of 2 shots given under your skin every month by your doctor or healthcare provider during your office visit. You should take calcium and vitamin D as your doctor tells you to while you receive EVENITY. If you miss an appointment, contact your doctor as soon as possible to reschedule.
What is the most important information I should know about EVENITY?
EVENITY can cause serious side effects, including increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or death from a cardiovascular (heart or blood vessel) problem. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you have any of these symptoms: symptoms of heart attack, which may include: chest pain or pressure; shortness of breath; feeling light-headed or dizzy; or symptoms of stroke, which may include: headache; numbness or weakness in face, arm, or legs; difficulty talking; changes in vision or loss of balance. Before you receive EVENITY, tell your healthcare provider if you have had a heart attack or stroke, especially if it has happened in the past year.
Do not receive EVENITY if you: have low blood calcium; or are allergic to romosozumab or any of the ingredients in EVENITY.
Before receiving EVENITY, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
What are the possible side effects of EVENITY?
EVENITY may cause serious side effects, including:
Serious allergic reactions have happened in people who receive EVENITY. Call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction including: rash; hives; swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing.
Low calcium levels in your blood (hypocalcemia). EVENITY may lower the calcium levels in your blood. Your low blood calcium should be treated before you receive EVENITY. Call your healthcare provider if you have symptoms of low blood calcium such as: spasms, twitches, or cramps in your muscles; numbness or tingling in your fingers, toes or around your mouth.
Severe jaw bone problems (osteonecrosis) may occur. Your healthcare provider should examine your mouth before you start EVENITY and may tell you to see your dentist. Ask your healthcare provider or dentist about good mouth care.
Unusual thigh bone fractures. Symptoms of this type of fracture include new or unusual pain in your hip, groin, or thigh.
The most common side effects of EVENITY include joint pain and headaches.
These are not all the possible side effects of EVENITY. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see EVENITY full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide.
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EVENITY is a prescription medicine used to treat osteoporosis in women after menopause who are at high risk of fracture, or cannot use another osteoporosis medicine or other osteoporosis medicines did not work well.
What is the most important information I should know about EVENITY?
EVENITY can cause serious side effects, including increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or death from a cardiovascular (heart or blood vessel) problem. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you have any Read More
