For UK Healthcare Professionals only
Praluent® can be injected subcutaneously into the thigh, abdomen or upper arm. Patients should rotate the injection site with each injection.1
Although many patients requiring lipid lowering therapies are not experienced with self-injected medication, in a real world study, results indicated that the pre-filled pen was well-accepted by patients.6
The usual starting dose for PRALUENT is 75 mg administered subcutaneously once every 2 weeks. Patients requiring larger LDL-C reduction (>60%) may be started on 150 mg once every 2 weeks, or 300 mg once every 4 weeks (monthly), administered subcutaneously. The dose of PRALUENT can be individualised based on patient characteristics such as baseline LDL-C level, goal of therapy, and response. Lipid levels can be assessed 4 to 8 weeks after treatment initiation or titration, and dose adjusted accordingly (up-titration or down-titration). If additional LDL-C reduction is needed in patients treated with 75 mg once every 2 weeks or 300 mg once every 4 weeks (monthly), the dosage may be adjusted to the maximum dosage of 150 mg once every 2 weeks. If a dose is missed, the patient should administer the injection as soon as possible and thereafter resume treatment on the original schedule.
*Study of 69 patients who randomly received unsupervised, self-administered alirocumab 300 mg via 1 x 300 mg injection with the SYDNEY device (n=35) or 2 x 150 mg injections with the currently approved auto-injector (n=34). Possible answers ranged from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied).
**Evaluated in a cross-sectional, non-interventional study involving 151 patients enrolled in Praluent® phase 3 trials.
SmPC=summary of product characteristics.