Severe chronic pain is challenging, but there is another option
If you are living with severe chronic pain, you are certainly not alone. Millions of people live with some form of severe chronic pain every day.1 It may be difficult for you and your family, especially if you have tried many therapies, each with a varying level of success and possibly some side effects. The good news is that if you or someone you know is living with severe chronic pain, there is another option available. PRIALT is not a narcotic and works in a different way from other medications you may have tried in the past. Read on to learn more about PRIALT and how therapy with PRIALT may be right for you. After reading this information, if you have any questions about PRIALT or your pain management therapy, please be sure to ask your healthcare provider. What is PRIALT?
PRIALT is a prescription medicine that a doctor injects into your spinal fluid through a special device. It is used to treat severe chronic pain in adults who cannot take other treatments or when other treatments have not worked. Other treatments include systemic pain medicines, treatments used in combination with pain medicines, or morphine injected into the spinal fluid. What is the most important safety information I should know about PRIALT?
PRIALT may cause serious mental symptoms and neurological problems. - You should not receive PRIALT if you have or had a mental condition called psychosis
- You or a caregiver should call your doctor right away if you:
- Are confused
- Are less alert
- See or feel things that are not real (hallucinations)
- Have changes in mood or consciousness
- If you have mental symptoms or neurological problems, PRIALT treatment can be interrupted or stopped suddenly without experiencing withdrawal effects.
Please see accompanying full prescribing information including boxed WARNING and important safety information Reference: 1. National Center for Health Statistics Health, United States, 2006. With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Hyattsville, MD: 2006.
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