Dosing and Administration

Acthar offers flexible dosing to help meet your patients’ needs

Acthar dosing can be individualized1

  • Acthar is administered as a self-injection, to give patients the flexibility to take it at home or wherever is best for them1
  • Acthar is a highly purified gel preparation, designed to provide a prolonged release of medication after injection1
  • Dosage and frequency should be individualized according to the medical condition, severity of the disease, and initial response of the patient1

Dosing for sarcoidosis1

Acthar is indicated for symptomatic sarcoidosis.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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Contraindications

  • Acthar should never be administered intravenously
  • Administration of live or live attenuated vaccines is contraindicated in patients receiving immunosuppressive doses of Acthar
  • Acthar is contraindicated where congenital infections are suspected in infants
  • Acthar is contraindicated in patients with scleroderma, osteoporosis, systemic fungal infections, ocular herpes simplex, recent surgery, history of or the presence of a peptic ulcer, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, primary adrenocortical insufficiency, adrenocortical hyperfunction or sensitivity to proteins of porcine origins

INDICATIONS

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H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) is an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) analogue used for:

  • Treatment during an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis)
  • Treatment during an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • The treatment of symptomatic sarcoidosis
  • Adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy)

Reference:

  1. H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) [prescribing information]. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc.
 
 

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Chapters

1. Injecting Acthar: Introduction

01:22

2. Getting Started With Acthar

01:57

3. Preparing the Dose Ordered For You

01:00

4. Preparing to Inject

00:49

5. Drawing Up Acthar Into the Syringe

01:37

6. Choosing Where to Inject

02:57

7. Injecting Subcutaneously

02:07

8. Disposing of Used Materials

00:49

9. Storing Acthar

00:49

10. Patient Support Services

01:00

11. Important Safety Information

07:18
Chapters

1. Injecting Acthar: Introduction

01:19

2. Getting Started With Acthar

01:56

3. Preparing the Dose Ordered for You

00:59

4. Preparing to Inject

00:49

5. Drawing Up Acthar Into the Syringe

01:37

6. Choosing Where to Inject

02:19

7. Injecting Intramuscularly

02:01

8. Disposing of Used Materials

00:49

9. Storing Acthar

00:49

10. Patient Support Services

01:00

11. Important Safety Information

07:18

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