For US adults only
Ready to learn more about starting treatment with AQVESME? myAgios® Patient Support Services can help! myAgios is a customized support program for people living with thalassemia, designed to provide personalized education and treatment support.
Once you and your doctor have reviewed AQVESME clinical and REMs information and decided AQVESME is right for you, these are the steps to start treatment promptly:
The AQVESME Start Form enrolls you in myAgios Patient Support Services. The myAgios team can assist you and your doctor in determining insurance coverage and exploring financial assistance options.
For your convenience, you may get started with enrollment in AQVESME REMS by reviewing, signing, and dating the AQVESME REMS Patient Enrollment Form at the same time as the AQVESME Start Form either in person or electronically.
A blood test to show how well your liver is working MUST be completed within 4 weeks of the first prescription being filled. The myAgios team will work with you and your doctor to determine the ideal timing for the required liver test based on the status of insurance determination.
Since prior authorization may take time to process, it is recommended that prior authorization be approved before performing the liver test.
If you haven’t done so already, you and your doctor must complete and sign the AQVESME REMS Patient Enrollment Form either in person or electronically. Your doctor will need to include the date of the pre-treatment liver test as part of this form.
Your doctor can help answer questions along the way. For more information, visit AQVESMEREMS.com or call 1-800-625-9951 Mon-Fri, 8 AM to 8 PM ET.
REMS=Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.
myAgios does not provide medical advice. For medical advice or treatment-related questions, please talk to your healthcare team.
AQVESME may cause serious side effects, including:
Liver injury. AQVESME can cause serious liver injury. Liver injury has happened in people with thalassemia within the first 6 months of treatment with AQVESME. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver before you start treatment with AQVESME, every 4 weeks for the first 24 weeks of treatment, and as needed. Your healthcare provider may temporarily or permanently stop your treatment with AQVESME if you have abnormal liver blood tests.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening signs or symptoms of liver problems, including:
In clinical studies of AQVESME, 2 of 301 people (0.66%) treated with AQVESME experienced adverse reactions suggestive of liver injury. Three additional people experienced adverse reactions suggestive of liver injury during the open-label extension periods, after switching from placebo to AQVESME. Of the 5 people, two had serious liver injury requiring hospitalization, including 1 who developed jaundice. Another developed jaundice without requiring hospitalization. All 5 people discontinued treatment with AQVESME, and these reactions improved upon treatment discontinuation.
Because of the risk for liver injury, AQVESME is only available through a restricted access program called the AQVESME Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).
Before taking AQVESME, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines that you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Make sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take or use hormonal birth control (contraceptives). If you take or use hormonal birth control (except for intrauterine systems containing levonorgestrel), it may not work as well during treatment with AQVESME. Use a different type of birth control or use an additional nonhormonal birth control method (such as condoms) during treatment with AQVESME and for 28 days after stopping treatment with AQVESME. AQVESME and certain other medicines may affect each other and cause side effects. AQVESME may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way AQVESME works.
The most common side effects of AQVESME in patients:
These are not all of the possible side effects of AQVESME. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
AQVESME is a prescription medicine used to treat anemia (low red blood cells) in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia. It is not known if AQVESME is safe and effective in children.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide.
AQVESME may cause serious side effects, including:
Liver injury. AQVESME can cause serious liver injury. Liver injury has happened in people with thalassemia within the first 6 months of treatment with AQVESME. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver before you start treatment with AQVESME, every 4 weeks for the first 24 weeks of treatment, and as needed. Your healthcare provider may temporarily or permanently stop your treatment with AQVESME if you have abnormal liver blood tests.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening signs or symptoms of liver problems, including:
In clinical studies of AQVESME, 2 of 301 people (0.66%) treated with AQVESME experienced adverse reactions suggestive of liver injury. Three additional people experienced adverse reactions suggestive of liver injury during the open-label extension periods, after switching from placebo to AQVESME. Of the 5 people, two had serious liver injury requiring hospitalization, including 1 who developed jaundice. Another developed jaundice without requiring hospitalization. All 5 people discontinued treatment with AQVESME, and these reactions improved upon treatment discontinuation.
Because of the risk for liver injury, AQVESME is only available through a restricted access program called the AQVESME Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).
Before taking AQVESME, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines that you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Make sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take or use hormonal birth control (contraceptives). If you take or use hormonal birth control (except for intrauterine systems containing levonorgestrel), it may not work as well during treatment with AQVESME. Use a different type of birth control or use an additional nonhormonal birth control method (such as condoms) during treatment with AQVESME and for 28 days after stopping treatment with AQVESME. AQVESME and certain other medicines may affect each other and cause side effects. AQVESME may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way AQVESME works.
The most common side effects of AQVESME in patients:
These are not all of the possible side effects of AQVESME. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
AQVESME is a prescription medicine used to treat anemia (low red blood cells) in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia. It is not known if AQVESME is safe and effective in children.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide.