Neuraceq 300 MBq/ml injectable solution
florbetaben (18F)
Read this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, as it contains important information for you.
This medication is a radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic use only.
Neuraceq contains the active ingredient florbetaben (18F).
Neuraceq is administered to individuals with memory problems so that doctors can perform a type of brain examination called a PET study. A PET study with Neuraceq, along with other brain function tests, may help your doctor determine if you have β-amloid plaques in the brain. This medication should only be administered to adults.
You may discuss the test results with the doctor who requested the examination.
The use of Neuraceq involves exposure to small amounts of radioactivity. Your doctor and the nuclear medicine doctor have considered that the clinical benefit of this procedure with the radiopharmaceutical outweighs the risk of exposure to radiation.
No use Neuraceq
Warnings and Precautions
Consult your nuclear medicine doctor before starting to use Neuraceq if:
Children and Adolescents
Neuraceq should not be used in children and adolescents under 18 years old.
Other Medications and Neuraceq
Inform your nuclear medicine doctor if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medication, as it could interfere with the interpretation of PET images.
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or think you may be pregnant, consult your nuclear medicine doctor before using this medication.
You must inform your nuclear medicine doctor before the administration of Neuraceq if there is any possibility that you are pregnant, if you have a missed period or if you are breastfeeding. In case of doubt, it is essential to ask your nuclear medicine doctor who will supervise the procedure.
Pregnant
Your nuclear medicine doctor will only administer this medication during pregnancy if the expected benefit outweighs the risks.
Breastfeeding
You must interrupt breastfeeding for 24 hours after the injection. Express the milk during this period and discard it. The resumption of breastfeeding should be agreed with your nuclear medicine doctor, who will supervise the procedure.
Driving and Operating Machines
Neuraceq has no influence on the ability to drive and operate machines.
Neuraceq contains ethanol and sodium ascorbate
It is unlikely that the amount of alcohol contained in this medication will have any noticeable effect in adults or adolescents. It may have some effects in young children, such as drowsiness.
The amount of alcohol contained in this medication may alter the effect of other medications. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other medications.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medication.
There are strict guidelines for the use, handling, and disposal of radiopharmaceuticals. Neuraceq should only be used in specially controlled facilities. This medication will only be handled and administered by personnel with the necessary training and qualifications to use it safely. These individuals will take special care in the safe use of this medication and will inform you of their actions.
Dose
The nuclear medicine physician overseeing the procedure will decide on the amount of Neuraceq to be used in your case, which will be the minimum amount necessary to obtain the desired information.
The recommended dose for an adult is typically 300 MBq (megabecquerel is the unit used to express radioactivity).
Administration of Neuraceq and procedure performance
Neuraceq is administered via injection into a vein (intravenous injection) followed by an irrigation with sodium chloride solution to ensure that the entire dose is administered. A single injection is sufficient to perform the examination your doctor needs.
Procedure duration
Typically, a brain scan is performed 90 minutes after the administration of Neuraceq.
The nuclear medicine physician will inform you about the typical duration of the procedure.
After receiving Neuraceq, you should
Avoid close contact with young children and pregnant women for 24 hours after the injection.
The nuclear medicine physician will inform you if you need to take any special precautions after receiving this medication. If you have any doubts, ask the nuclear medicine physician.
If you have received more Neuraceq than you should
It is unlikely that you will receive an overdose because you will only receive a precisely calculated dose of Neuraceq by the nuclear medicine physician overseeing the procedure.
However, in the event of an overdose, you will receive the necessary treatment. Specifically, the nuclear medicine physician in charge of the procedure may offer methods to increase diuresis and defecation to help you eliminate the radioactivity from your body.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medication, ask the nuclear medicine physician who will oversee the procedure.
Like all medications, this medication may produce adverse effects, although not everyone will experience them.
The possible adverse effects include:
Frequent(may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
This radiopharmaceutical will emit low levels of ionizing radiation, which is linked to a minimal risk of cancer and the possibility of causing hereditary anomalies.
Reporting Adverse Effects
If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult the nuclear physician, even if it is an adverse effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through thenational notification system included in theAppendix V.By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medication.
You will not need to conserve this medication. This medication will be stored under the responsibility of the specialist in the appropriate facilities. The conservation of radiopharmaceuticals will be carried out in accordance with national regulations on radioactive materials.
This information is intended solely for the specialist:
Neuraceq Composition
Appearance of the product and contents of the package
Neuraceq is a clear and colorless injectable solution. It is marketed in a 15 ml colorless glass vial, closed with a rubber stopper and an aluminum seal.
Each multidose vial contains 1 to 10 ml of solution, corresponding to an activity of 300 to 3000 MBq of florbetaben (18F) at the time and date of calibration.
Vial packaging.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Life Molecular Imaging GmbH
Tegeler Strasse 6-7
Wedding
Berlin
13353
Germany
Email: [email protected]
Responsible for manufacturing
BV Cyclotron VU
De Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
Netherlands
Curium PET France
CHU de Brabois
4 rue du Morvan
54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy
France
Curium PET France
Parc scientifique Georges Besse
180 Allée Von Neumann
30000 Nimes
France
Curium PET France
14, rue de la Grange aux Belles
75010 Paris
France
Curium PET France
Avenue de la Bataille Flandres Dunkerque, CS 44229
35000 Rennes
France
Curium PET France
CHU Xavier Arnozan
Avenue du Haut-Lévèque
33604 Pessac
France
Alliance Medical RP Berlin GmbH
Max-Planck-Strasse 4
Adlershof
Berlin
12489
Germany
Alliance Medical sp. z o.o.
ul. Szeligowska 3
05-850 Szeligi
Poland
Alliance Medical RP GmbH
Spessartstr. 9
53119 Bonn
Germany
Curium Italy S.R.L.
20900 Monza
Italy
Curium Italy S.R.L.
Viale Oxford 81 (loc. Tor Vergata)
00133 Rome
Italy
Curium Italy S.R.L.
Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia, 15
33100 Udine
Italy
ITEL Telecomunicazioni S.R.L.
Via Antonio Labriola Zona Industriale SNC
70037 Ruvo di Puglia (BA)
Italy
Curium Pharma Ireland Limited
Blackrock Clinic
Blackrock
Co.Dublin, A94 E4X7
Ireland
Curium Pharma Spain, S.A.
Thomas Alba Edison, s/n
41092 Seville
Spain
Curium Pharma Spain, S.A.
Pol. Ind. Conpisa,
C/Veguillas – 2 Nave 16,
Ajalvir 28864 (Madrid)
Spain
Seibersdorf Labor GmbH
Grundstueck Nr. 482/2 EZ 98 KG
2444 Seibersdorf
Austria
BetaPlus Pharma SA
Avenue Hippocrate 10 bte 1527
1200 Brusselss
Belgium
Institut Radiofarmacia Aplicada Barcelona-IRAB
c/Doctor Aiguader 88, planta -1
08003 Barcelona
Spain
Biokosmos S.A.
Lakkoma Industrial Area
Nea Propontida
Halkidiki
630 80
Greece
Biokosmos S.A.
Thesi Panormos
Lavrio
Athens
195 00
Greece
Radboud Translational Medicine B.V.
Geert Grooteplein Noord 21
Route 142
Nijmegen
Gelderland
6525 EZ
Netherlands
Karolinska University Hospital
Akademiska Straket 1
Solna
Stockholms Lan
171 64
Sweden
You can request more information about this medicine by contacting the local representative of the marketing authorization holder:
Last review date of this leaflet: {month YYYY}
The detailed information about this medicine is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency:http://www.ema.europa.eu.
This information is intended solely for healthcare professionals:
The complete technical file of Neuraceq is included as a separate document in the product packaging, in order to provide healthcare professionals with additional scientific and practical information on the administration and use of this radiopharmaceutical.
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