• If you have an allergy to denosumab or any other part of this medicine.
• If you have a latex allergy, talk with healthcare provider.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you have low calcium levels.
• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
• If you are breast-feeding.
• This medicine is given as a shot into the fatty part of the skin.
• Your healthcare provider will give this medicine.
• Take calcium and vitamin D as recommended by healthcare provider.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Check blood work. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Bone density test.
• Have a dental exam before starting this medicine.
• Take good care of your teeth. See a dentist regularly.
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
• This medicine will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
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• If you have kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have malabsorption syndrome or have had part of your intestine removed, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have had thyroid or parathyroid surgery, talk with healthcare provider.
• Serious infections have been reported with use of this medicine. If you have any infection, are taking antibiotics now or in the recent past, or have many infections, talk with healthcare provider.
• Tell dentists, surgeons, and other healthcare providers that you use this medicine.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine.
• Risk of infection. Avoid people with infections, colds, or flu.
• Back pain.
• Muscle pain.
• High cholesterol level.
• Skin irritation.
• Low calcium levels.
• Jaw bone damage can rarely occur.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Signs or symptoms of infection. These include a fever of 100.5 degrees or higher, chills, severe sore throat, ear or sinus pain, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, or anal itching or pain.
• Severe jaw pain.
• Severe bone, joint, or muscle pain.
• Severe belly pain.
• Numbness or tingling around mouth.
• Numbness or tingling of hands or feet.
• Severe skin irritation.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
