Patient Information Leaflet
MYOVIEW 230 micrograms kit for radiopharmaceutical preparation
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Read this leaflet carefully beforeyou receive this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Contents of theleaflet:
1. What Myoview is and how it is used
2. What you need to know before using Myoview
3. How to use Myoview
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Myoview
6. Contents of the package and additional information
This medication is for diagnostic use only. It is used only to identify diseases.
Myoview belongs to a group of medications called “radioactive pharmaceuticals.” It is administered before an examination and helps a special camera to see inside a part of the body.
Your nuclear medicine doctor or nurse will explain which part of your body will be examined.
The administration of Myoview involves receiving a small amount of radioactivity. Your doctor and the nuclear medicine doctor have considered the clinical benefit you will obtain from the procedure with the radioactive pharmaceutical to outweigh the risk of radiation.
Myoview should not be used:
Do not use Myoview if you are in any of the above circumstances. If you are unsure, speak with your nuclear medicine doctor.
Warnings and precautions
Be especially careful with Myoview
Speak with your nuclear medicine doctor before using Myoview:
Before Myoview administration, you must:
Drink plenty of water before starting the procedure to urinate very frequently during the first hours after its completion.
Children and adolescents
The safety and efficacy in patients under 18 years have not been established. Inform your nuclear medicine doctor if you are under 18 years.
Use of Myoview with other medications
Inform your nuclear medicine doctor if you are taking or have taken recently or may need to take any other medication, as some medications may interfere with image interpretation.
If you are to undergo a heart examination, inform your nuclear medicine doctor if you are taking any of the following types of medications. This is because they may affect the results of the examination::
If you are unsure whether you are in any of the above circumstances, speak with your nuclear medicine doctor before using Myoview.
Use of Myoview with food and beverages
If you are to undergo:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
You must inform your nuclear medicine doctor before Myoview administration if there is any possibility that you may be pregnant, if you have a delayed menstrual period, or if you are breastfeeding.
It is essential to consult with your nuclear medicine doctor who will oversee the procedure in case of doubt.
If you are pregnant
You should not receive Myoview if you are pregnant or think you may be. This is because it could affect your child.
Your nuclear medicine doctor will only administer this medication during pregnancy if the expected benefit outweighs the risk.
If you are breastfeeding
Do not breastfeed if you receive Myoview. This is because small amounts of radioactivity may pass to the mother's milk. If you are breastfeeding, your nuclear medicine doctor may wait until you have finished breastfeeding before using Myoview. If this is not possible, your nuclear medicine doctor may ask you to:
Please consult with your nuclear medicine doctor when you can resume breastfeeding.
Driving and operating machinery
It is considered unlikely that Myoview will affect your ability to drive or operate machinery.Consult your doctor if you can drive or operate machinery after receiving Myoview.
Myoview contains sodium
This medication contains 15 – 29 mg of sodium (main component of table salt/for cooking) per reconstituted vial. This is equivalent to 0.7 – 1.4% of the maximum daily sodium intake recommended for an adult.
The use of Myoview involves exposure to “radioactivity”.
Ask your nuclear medicine doctor if you have any doubts.
There are strict guidelines for the use, handling, and disposal of radiopharmaceuticals. Myoview will be used only in specially controlled areas. This product will only be handled and administered by trained and qualified personnel to use it safely. Those individuals will take special care in the safe use of this product and will inform you of their actions.
The nuclear medicine physician overseeing the procedure will decide on the amount of Myoview to be used in your case. This will be the minimum amount necessary to obtain the desired information.
Administration of Myoview and procedure performance
The usual dose for a heart scan is:
The order of the two injections may be reversed for some individuals. Others may only need one injection. In some cases, the nuclear medicine physician may decide that it is better to administer the two injections on different days.
The usual dose for a breast scan is:
Procedure duration
Your nuclear medicine physician will inform you about the usual duration of the procedure.
After Myoview administration, you must:
Urinate frequently to eliminate the product from your body
Your nuclear medicine physician will inform you if you need to take any special precautions after receiving this medication. Consult with your nuclear medicine physician if you have any doubts.
If you have been administered more Myoview than you should
Myoview is administered in a hospital or clinic by qualified personnel with specific training. An overdose is unlikely. However, in the event of an overdose, you will receive the appropriate treatment.
If you have any other questions about the use of Myoview, ask the nuclear medicine physician overseeing the procedure.
Like all medicines, Myoview may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.
The administration of this radiopharmaceutical involves receiving a small amount of ionizing radiation with a very low risk of developing cancer and genetic defects.
Severe side effects
If you experience an allergic reaction while in the hospital or clinic undergoing the examination, inform the nuclear physician immediately. The signs and symptoms may be:
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Frequency unknown (the frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
In more severe cases (severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis), the reactions may consist of:
If you experience any of the side effects listed above after leaving the hospital or clinic, go directly to the emergency department of the nearest hospital.
Other side effects are
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Frequency unknown (the frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
Reporting of side effects:
If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor, even if it is a possible side effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish System of Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information about the safety of this medication.
This medication does not need to be stored by the patient. This medication is stored under the responsibility of the specialist in appropriate facilities. Storage of radiopharmaceuticals will be carried out in accordance with national regulations on radioactive materials.
The following information is intended solely for the specialist.
Keep Myoview out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not use Myoview after the expiration date that appears on the label, after CAD. Store the product in the refrigerator at 2-8 °C. Keep in the original packaging to protect it from light.
The chemical and physical stability of the use of the reconstituted injectable solution has been demonstrated for 12 hours at 2-25 °C. Store the reconstituted product below 25 °C. Do not freeze.
The following information is exclusively directed to medical or healthcare professionals.
Composition of Myoview
Appearance of the product and contents of the packaging
Myoview is a radiopharmaceutical preparation kit supplied in an colourless glass vial containing an injectable solution powder. The packaging is presented in sizes of 2 or 5 vials; not all packaging sizes may be commercially available.
Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer responsible:
Marketing authorization holder
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES, S.A.U.
C/ Gobelas, 35-37, La Florida
28023 Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer responsible
GE Healthcare AS
Nycoveien, 1
NO-0485 Oslo
Norway
Last review date of this prospectus: 06/2023
Other sources of information
The detailed information of this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.es/
Myoview is a commercial brand of GE Healthcare.
GE and the GE monogram are commercial brands of General Electric Company.
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This information is intended solely for doctors or healthcare professionals:
The complete technical data sheet of Myoview is included in the product packaging, as a separate section of this prospectus, in order to provide healthcare professionals with scientific and practical information on the administration and use of this radiopharmaceutical.
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