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HOW IT WORKS

ORTHOVISC® helps to restore healthy joint fluid to cushion, protect and lubricate your knee. Given as 1 injection per week for 3 consecutive weeks, ORTHOVISC® can relieve your knee pain for up to 6 months. Although individual results may vary, some people feel pain relief after the first injection.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

ORTHOVISC® is indicated in the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative nonpharmacologic therapy and to simple analgesics, e.g. acetaminophen. In clinical studies, the most commonly reported adverse events were arthralgia, back pain, and headache. Other side effects included local injection site adverse events.

ORTHOVISC® is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to hyaluronate formulations or known hypersensitivity (allergy) to gram positive bacterial proteins. ORTHOVISC® should not be injected in patients with infections or skin diseases in the area of the injection site or joint. Strict aseptic technique should be used. The effectiveness of more than 1 course has not been established.

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