Limitations of Use:

A positive Amyvid scan does not establish a diagnosis of AD or other cognitive disorder
Safety and effectiveness of Amyvid have not been established for:
Predicting development of dementia or other neurologic condition

Monitoring responses to therapies

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Risk for Image Misinterpretation and Other Errors
Errors may occur in the Amyvid estimation of brain neuritic plaque density during image interpretation
Image interpretation should be performed independently of the patient's clinical information. The use of clinical information in the interpretation of Amyvid images has not been evaluated and may lead to errors. Other errors may be due to extensive brain atrophy that limits the ability to distinguish gray and white matter on the Amyvid scan as well as motion artifacts that distort the image
Amyvid scan results are indicative of the brain neuritic amyloid plaque content only at the time of image acquisition and a negative scan result does not preclude the development of brain amyloid in the future

Radiation Risk
Amyvid, similar to other radiopharmaceuticals, contributes to a patient's overall long-term cumulative radiation exposure. Long-term cumulative radiation exposure is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Ensure safe handling to protect patients and health care workers from unintentional radiation exposure

MOST COMMON ADVERSE REACTIONS
The most common adverse reactions reported in clinical trials were headache (1.8%), musculoskeletal pain (0.7%), blood pressure increased (0.7%), nausea (0.7%), fatigue (0.5%), and injection site reaction (0.5%)
Please see Full Prescribing Information for Amyvid.
http://pi.lilly.com/us/amyvid-uspi.pdf.
AM HCP ISI 10JAN2014

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