Radioactive precursor Yttriga in solution.
Yttrium-90 chloride
Read this leaflet carefully before you start using the medicine.
In this leaflet:
YTTRIGA is a radioactive medication used in combination with another medication that targets specific cells in the body.
When the target is reached, YTTRIGA provides small doses of radiation to these specific areas.
For further information regarding treatment and possible effects caused by the radioactive medication, consult the prospectus of the medication used in combination.
Do not use Yttriga:
Be especially careful with Yttriga:
Yttriga is a radioactive medication and is only used in combination with another medication.
Its intended use is not direct use in patients.
Due to strict laws regarding the use, handling, and disposal of radioactive pharmaceuticals, this product must be used exclusively in a hospital or a similar facility. It must be handled and administered exclusively by qualified and trained individuals for the safe treatment of radioactive materials.
Special care must be taken when administering radioactive medications to children and adolescents (2 to 16 years of age).
Use of other medications
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used other medications, including those obtained without a prescription.
The interaction of yttrium chloride (90Y) with other medications is unknown, as there are no clinical studies available.
Pregnancy
Yttriga is contraindicated in pregnancy.
Inform your doctor if there is any possibility that you may be pregnant. If you experience menstrual delay, consider yourself pregnant until proven otherwise.
Your doctor will consider the possibility of using alternative techniques that do not involve the use of ionizing radiation.
Women of childbearing age must use effective contraceptive methods during and after treatment.
Breastfeeding
Your doctor will ask you to stop breastfeeding.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using any medication.
Your doctor will not administer Yttriga directly.
Dose.
Your doctor will decide how much Yttriga you will receive for treatment.
Administration form
YTTRIGA is a radioactive medication used in combination with another medication that targets specific cells in the body and is administered by your doctor.
If Yttriga is administered inadvertently
Yttriga is administered by your doctor after combining it with another medication under strictly controlled conditions. The risk of receiving a possible overdose is small. However, if this occurs, you will receive appropriate treatment from your doctor.
Like all medications, Yttriga may cause adverse effects, although not everyone experiences them.
For more information, consult the specific medication's prospectus.
If you notice any adverse effect not mentioned in this prospectus or suffer from a severe adverse effect described, inform your doctor or pharmacist.
Reporting Adverse Effects
If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible adverse effect not listed in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the national notification system included in theAppendix V. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information about the safety of this medication.
Keep out of reach and sight of children.
Do not use Yttriga after the expiration date appearing on the label after CAD.
Conservation must be carried out in accordance with local regulations for radioactive substances.
Disposal of unused medication and all materials that have come into contact with it, will be carried out in accordance with local regulations.
What Yttriga contains?
Appearance of Yttriga and packaging size
Colourless type I glass vial of 3 ml with a V-shaped bottom or a colourless type I glass vial of 10 ml with a flat bottom, closed with a silicone stopper, sealed with an aluminium cap.
Radioactive precursor in solution.
Transparent and colourless sterile solution.
Marketing authorisation holder
Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
D-13125 Berlin
Germany
Phone +49- 30-941084-280
Fax +49- 30-941084-470
e-mail: [email protected]
Responsible person
Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH
Branch Braunschweig
Gieselweg 1
D-38110 Braunschweig
Germany
You can request more information about this medicine by contacting the local representative of the marketing authorisation holder:
België/Belgique/Belgien Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 | Lietuva Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
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Czech Republic Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 | Magyarország Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
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Deutschland Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 | Nederland Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
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Ελλάδα Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Τηλ: +49-30-941084-280 | Österreich Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
España NUCLIBER, S.A. C/ Hierro, 33 E-28045 Madrid Tel: +34 915 062 940 | Polska Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
France Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tél: +49-30-941084-280 | Portugal Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Hrvatska Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 | România Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Ireland Advanced Accelerator Applications (UK & Ireland) Ltd. Edison House, 223-231 Old Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5QT – UK Tel: +44 (0)2072585252 | Slovenija Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Ísland Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Sími: +49-30-941084-280 | Slovenská republika Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Italia Campoverde srl Via Quintiliano, 30 I-20138 Milano Tel: +39-02-58039045 | Suomi/Finland Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Κύπρος Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Τηλ: +49-30-941084-280 | Sverige Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 |
Latvija Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 D-13125 Berlin Tel: +49-30-941084-280 | United Kingdom Advanced Accelerator Applications (UK & Ireland) Ltd. Edison House, 223-231 Old Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5QT – UK Tel: +44 (0)2072585252 |
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Other sources of information
The detailed information on this medicine is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency:http://www.ema.europa.eu.
The summary of product characteristics of this medicine is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency in all languages of the European Union/European Economic Area.
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