Omvoh

Talk to your pharmacist or primary care provider about getting up-to-date with your vaccinations before starting Omvoh (mirikizumab). There isn’t enough information to know how you’ll respond to live or non-live vaccines during treatment. Your healthcare team may want you to complete vaccinations before starting this medication.

For the best results with Omvoh (mirikizumab) treatment, it’s important to stay consistent and take each dose on time. Consider writing on your calendar or putting reminders in your phone for upcoming appointments and scheduled injection days.

Because Omvoh (mirikizumab) can increase the risk of infections, be sure to wash your hands often, wear masks in crowded areas that can’t be avoided, and clean common areas regularly.

Your first 3 doses will be given as IV infusions by a healthcare provider at a medical center or clinic. Getting Omvoh (mirikizumab) as an infusion into your vein at the start of treatment allows more medication to go straight into your bloodstream safely. This helps the medication work to treat UC the best it can.

Each Omvoh (mirikizumab) infusion takes at least 30 minutes, on top of traveling to the center and checking in. Be sure to give yourself enough time for the full infusion visit.

Drink lots of water before each infusion and wear comfortable clothing to your appointment as you’ll be sitting down for 30 minutes. You may want to bring something to do, such as music or a book, to entertain yourself during the visit.

Carefully review the directions for injecting Omvoh (mirikizumab) or watch the instructional video. Contact your pharmacist or prescriber for more information if you have questions on how to inject.

Before your injections, be sure to take a set of prefilled pens out of the fridge. Keep them in the original carton until it’s time to use. Let the medication come to room temperature for 30 minutes so that it doesn’t sting when it’s injected. Don’t use other forms of heat to speed this up, as it could damage the medication. Don’t shake the pens.

For each maintenance dose, inject 2 prefilled pens of Omvoh (mirikizumab) under the skin in different fatty areas, such as the stomach (2 inches away from belly button), tops of both thighs (2 inches away from groin or knee), or back of both arms. Don’t inject both pens in the same area to lessen skin irritation and to let the area better heal from each injection.

When you’re ready to inject, remove the gray cap and put the clear base against the skin. Turn the top of the pen towards the unlock symbol. Then, press and hold the blue button to inject the medication and keep the pen against your skin.

You should hear two loud clicks during your injection — the first to let you know the injection has started and another, about 10 seconds later, when it’s done. Remove the pen from your skin after you hear the second click and after you see the gray plunger through the clear base. Repeat these steps with the second pen to get the full dose.

Throw away each used Omvoh (mirikizumab) pen into a sharps container or a thick plastic container with a tight lid that’s labeled as “hazardous waste”. Discarding the pens in a safe manner is very important to make sure that anyone handling the garbage isn’t at risk for getting poked with the needle inside the pen. An accidental needle poke can cause infections and spread illness.