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To help lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise who are not at goal with pills

HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD STAY ON IT

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HERE’S HOW BYDUREON BUILDSWORKS IN YOUR BODY

As you’ve begun treatment with BYDUREON, you may not have seen improvements in your blood sugar right away. Here’s why:

  • Each dose of BYDUREON is made up of microspheres (tiny particles) that gradually release the medicine
  • Each weekly injection of BYDUREON provides a gradual increase in the amount of active ingredient—called exenatide—in your blood
  • It takes 6-7 weeks for the amount of exenatide in your blood to reach the optimal level to work in your body, also known as steady state
  • After that, the level of exenatide is maintained with continued once-weekly injections of BYDUREON

KEEP USING BYDUREON

Because it can take 6-7 weeks for BYDUREON to reach steady state, it’s important to continue using BYDUREON as prescribed by your healthcare provider.

ABOUT INJECTION SITE BUMPS

After injecting BYDUREON, you may see or feel a small, raised bump at the injection site within 2-4 weeks.

  • This is a normal body response to the microspheres (tiny particles) that hold the medicine
  • In a clinical study, the bump went away within an average of 4 weeks

Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps, have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Read more in the Important Safety Information below.

LEARN MORE ABOUT TRACKING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR

Regular self-monitoring can help you tell how well your type 2 diabetes plan is working. Be sure to discuss your levels with your doctor.

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BYDUREON SIDE EFFECTS

Learn about possible side effects of BYDUREON

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LEARN MORE ABOUT TRACKING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR

Regular self-monitoring can help you tell how well your type 2 diabetes plan is working. Be sure to discuss your levels with your doctor.

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BYDUREON SIDE EFFECTS

Learn about possible side effects of BYDUREON.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise may cause serious side effects including:

  • POSSIBLE THYROID TUMORS, INCLUDING CANCER Tell your healthcare provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In animal studies, BYDUREON and medicines that work like it caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people

  • Do not use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise if you or any of your family members have ever had MTC or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)

  • Do not use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise if you have had an allergic reaction to exenatide or any of the other ingredients in BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise

  • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) Stop using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise and call your healthcare provider right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that will not go away, with or without vomiting. You may feel the pain from your abdomen to your back

  • Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin. Tell your healthcare provider if you take other diabetes medicines. Talk to your healthcare provider about managing low blood sugar. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar include dizziness or lightheadedness, sweating, confusion or drowsiness, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, hunger, weakness, or feeling jittery

  • Kidney problems (kidney failure) Tell your healthcare provider if you have or had kidney problems. In people who have kidney problems, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration) which may cause kidney problems to get worse

  • Stomach problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems digesting food. Other medicines like BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise may cause severe stomach problems. It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise cause or worsen stomach problems

  • Serious allergic reactions Stop using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing

  • Injection-site reactions Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps (nodules), have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Some of these injection-site reactions have required surgery. Call your healthcare provider if you have any symptoms of injection-site reactions, including severe pain, swelling, blisters, an open wound, or a dark scab

The most common side effects with BYDUREON may include nausea, diarrhea, headache, vomiting, constipation, itching at the injection site, a small bump (nodule) at the injection site, and indigestion.

The most common side effects with BYDUREON BCise may include a bump at the injection site and/or nausea. Nausea is most common when you first start using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise, but decreases over time in most people as their body gets used to the medicine.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, as taking them with BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise may affect how each medicine works.

Before using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise, tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, nursing, or plan to become pregnant or nurse. BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise may harm your unborn baby.

APPROVED USES

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are both injectable prescription medicines that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and should be used along with diet and exercise

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are not recommended as the first choice of medicine for treating diabetes

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are not substitutes for insulin and are not for people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis

  • Do not use BYDUREON, BYDUREON BCise, BYETTA or other medicines containing exenatide together

  • It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise can be used in people with a history of pancreatitis

Please click here for Medication Guide, and click here for Full Prescribing Information for BYDUREON BCise.

Please click here for Medication Guide, and click here for Full Prescribing Information for BYDUREON.

You may report side effects related to AstraZeneca products by clicking here.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise may cause serious side effects including:

  • POSSIBLE THYROID TUMORS, INCLUDING CANCER Tell your healthcare provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In animal studies, BYDUREON and medicines that work like it caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people

  • Do not use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise if you or any of your family members have ever had MTC or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)

  • Do not use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise if you have had an allergic reaction to exenatide or any of the other ingredients in BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise

  • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) Stop using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise and call your healthcare provider right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that will not go away, with or without vomiting. You may feel the pain from your abdomen to your back

  • Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin. Tell your healthcare provider if you take other diabetes medicines. Talk to your healthcare provider about managing low blood sugar. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar include dizziness or lightheadedness, sweating, confusion or drowsiness, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, hunger, weakness, or feeling jittery

  • Kidney problems (kidney failure) Tell your healthcare provider if you have or had kidney problems. In people who have kidney problems, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration) which may cause kidney problems to get worse

  • Stomach problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems digesting food. Other medicines like BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise may cause severe stomach problems. It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise cause or worsen stomach problems

  • Serious allergic reactions Stop using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing

  • Injection-site reactions Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps (nodules), have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Some of these injection-site reactions have required surgery. Call your healthcare provider if you have any symptoms of injection-site reactions, including severe pain, swelling, blisters, an open wound, or a dark scab

The most common side effects with BYDUREON may include nausea, diarrhea, headache, vomiting, constipation, itching at the injection site, a small bump (nodule) at the injection site, and indigestion.

The most common side effects with BYDUREON BCise may include a bump at the injection site and/or nausea. Nausea is most common when you first start using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise, but decreases over time in most people as their body gets used to the medicine.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, as taking them with BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise may affect how each medicine works.

Before using BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise, tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, nursing, or plan to become pregnant or nurse. BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise may harm your unborn baby.

APPROVED USES

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are both injectable prescription medicines that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and should be used along with diet and exercise

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are not recommended as the first choice of medicine for treating diabetes

  • BYDUREON and BYDUREON BCise are not substitutes for insulin and are not for people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis

  • Do not use BYDUREON, BYDUREON BCise, BYETTA or other medicines containing exenatide together

  • It is not known if BYDUREON or BYDUREON BCise can be used in people with a history of pancreatitis

Please click here for Medication Guide, and click here for Full Prescribing Information for BYDUREON BCise.

Please click here for Medication Guide, and click here for Full Prescribing Information for BYDUREON.

You may report side effects related to AstraZeneca products by clicking here.