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STRENGTH FOR CARING:
AN ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES

J&J Strength for Caring

Whether you have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee or not, you may have questions for other patients who suffer from the disease. The Caregiver Initiative project sponsored by the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company may help you or your loved ones get answers and connect with other osteoarthritis patients.

The Caregiver Initiative consists of a comprehensive website, www.StrengthforCaring.com, original research into caregiver needs, training materials to help family caregivers cope with the pressures — and experience the joys — of providing unpaid care to another, and more. The website, Strength for Caring, can be an online resource and community for you as a caregiver.

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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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