Bio-Engineered provided by Euflexxa

What is EUFLEXXA?

EUFLEXXA is an ultra-high purity hyaluronan, also called hyaluronic acid (HA) or sodium hyaluronate. HA is the natural substance found in the fluid that surrounds a healthy knee joint and helps cushion, lubricate, and protect the knee as you move throughout the day. EUFLEXXA is similar to the human HA found in healthy knee joints. When EUFLEXXA is injected into the knee joint, it works by replenishing the HA in the knee and restoring the synovial fluid's ability to cushion, lubricate, and protect the knee joint.

How is EUFLEXXA different?

EUFLEXXA is the first bioengineered (fermentation-derived) HA approved in the United States for OA of the knee.

Made through advanced technology, EUFLEXXA has unprecedented purity. Unlike all other HA products currently on the market for OA of the knee, EUFLEXXA is not made from processed chicken or rooster combs. In fact, EUFLEXXA is FREE of any animal proteins, so the chance of an allergic response occurring in people sensitive to poultry products (including eggs and feathers) is eliminated. This means if you are allergic to eggs or poultry products, EUFLEXXA is the option for you. EUFLEXXA is also different because it requires only 3 injections—1 injection a week for 3 weeks—instead of 5 injections necessary with some other HA products.

Please see EUFLEXXA Product Information for more details.

Is EUFLEXXA right for me?

If you have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, EUFLEXXA may be right for you if you can’t get satisfactory pain relief or improvement in activity levels…

With over-the-counter pain medications, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®)

With physical therapy, exercise, or weight loss

With prescription pain medications

Or, if you can’t tolerate…

Aspirin

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

COX-2 inhibitors

Other pain medications

The side effects of prescription pain medications (such as COX-2 inhibitors)

You should not receive treatment with EUFLEXXA if you have:

A known allergy to hyaluronate preparations

Knee joint infections, infections or skin disease in the area of the injection site

Be sure to take the EUFLEXXA Self-Assessment Quiz to help you determine whether you would be a candidate for EUFLEXXA therapy. You can then print the results for further consultation with your doctor.

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