Hyalgan

What Is Hyalgan?
Hyalgan is a solution of sodium hyaluronate. Hyaluronate is a natural chemical found in the body.

Hyalgan is one of the hyaluronates used in viscosupplementation.

Hyalgan is injected directly into the knee joint to restore the cushioning and lubricating properties of normal joint fluid.

Hyalgan is used to relieve knee pain due to osteoarthritis, for those who failed to respond to simple painkillers, exercise or physical therapy.

Fast Facts About Hyalgan Injections:

* Viscosupplementation has been studied for osteoarthritis treatment since the 1970s.
* Hyalgan was FDA approved on 05/28/97.

* Hyalgan injections are typically given once a week, one week apart, for a total of five injections. Some may benefit with only three.

* Hyalgan was the first FDA approved hyaluronan therapy.

* Hyalgan is considered a treatment or therapy, not a drug.

Hyalgan Injections

Hyalgan injections (sodium hyaluronate) information, dosage, indications, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Hyalgan is one of the hyaluronates used in viscosupplementation. Hyalgan is a treatment for osteoarthritis which is injected directly into the knee joint.

How to use Hyalgan :

Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your health care professional before you start using hyaluronate and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Your doctor will give this medication by injection into the affected joint, usually once a week. Skin disinfectants that contain ammonium salts (such as benzalkonium chloride) should not be used to prepare the injection site. Your doctor may need to remove extra fluid from the joint before injecting the medicine. Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment.

Hyaluronate should not be injected into a vein or artery because increased side effects may occur.

After receiving an injection of hyaluronate, you should avoid any activities that put stress on your knee (such as jogging, tennis, heavy lifting, standing on your feet for more than an hour) for 48 hours.

Also, after the injection, you may experience increased pain and swelling in the knee at first. If the pain or swelling continues or worsens, talk to your doctor promptly.

It is important to have this medication injected on schedule. It may take up to 3 injections before the full benefits of this medication occur.

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