Taking Nevolat®
What you should know about using Nevolat®
What you should know about using Nevolat®
Before you start taking Nevolat®, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.1
This is especially important if you:1
- Have heart palpitations or racing heartbeat at rest
- The use of Nevolat® is not recommended if you have severe heart failure
- Are 75 years or older
- Have kidney disease or are on dialysis
- Have or have had a disease of the pancreas or thyroid
- Have a severe gut or stomach problem, gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) or inflammatory bowel disease
- Have an inflamed gall bladder or gallstones
- Are concerned about dehydration
- (when starting Nevolat® you may lose body fluid due to feeling, being sick or experiencing diarrhoea)
- Are taking medicines that include sulfonylurea or insulin
- Are taking medicines that thin the blood (anticoagulants, e.g. warfarin)
- Are taking other medicines that reduce your appetite
Nevolat® may cause you to feel dizzy. If this happens, take extra care when driving or using machines.1
Do not use Nevolat® if you:¹
Are allergic to Liraglutide or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
Have Type 1 diabetes (a condition where your body does not produce any insulin)
Have diabetic ketoacidosis (a life-threatening complication of diabetes)
Nevolat® is not recommended in patients who:
Are on dialysis
Have severe liver disease or severe heart failure
Have severe stomach or gut problems
resulting in delayed stomach emptying (called gastroparesis), or inflammatory bowel disease
Are pregnant,
or planning to become pregnant
- Nevolat® (liraglutide) Patient Information Leaflet. Available from: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/100226/pil. Accessed December 2024
000697613 | December 2024