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WHAT CAN YOU MAKE WITH A PICTURE OF THE BETA-AMYLOID IN YOUR BRAIN? DECISIONS

Amyvid can help you and your doctor move forward with the diagnosis and management of your condition

POSITIVE SCAN


Positive Amyvid brain PET scan

KNOW

Your doctor should consider a positive scan as evidence of significant beta-amyloid plaques in the brain.


PLAN

Your doctor will consider the Amyvid scan results with other test results and observations to determine the appropriate next steps in diagnosis.


ACT

You and your doctor can work together to find the best way to manage your condition.

NEGATIVE SCAN


Negative Amyvid brain PET scan

RECOGNIZE

A negative scan means that it is unlikely that your symptoms are caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD).


ADJUST

Avoid unnecessary treatments that could result from an incomplete and/or incorrect diagnosis.


REFOCUS

Together with your doctor, you can start looking into other possible causes of your symptoms.

Amyvid images should be interpreted only by doctors who have completed a special training program.

AD=Alzheimer’s disease.

SELECT SAFETY INFORMATION
Risk for Misreading Scans and Other Errors

Errors may happen when Amyvid scan images are read. In clinical studies, a scan read as negative, when it was actually positive, accounted for most of these errors. An Amyvid scan only indicates whether beta-amyloid plaques, which are a buildup of proteins in the brain, are present at the time of the scan. Even if the scan is negative, it is possible to develop plaques in the future.

SAFETY SUMMARY

Warnings:

Errors may happen when Amyvid scan images are read. In clinical studies, a scan read as negative, when it was actually positive, accounted for most of these errors. An Amyvid scan only indicates whether beta-amyloid plaques, which are a buildup of proteins in the brain, are present at the time of the scan. Even if the scan is negative, it is possible to develop plaques in the future.

  • Amyvid, like other radioactive diagnostic agents, adds to overall, long-term combined radiation exposure. Long-term combined radiation exposure may increase risk of cancer.

Common side effects

  • Headache
  • Muscle or joint pain
  • Higher blood pressure. This is when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is too high
  • Nausea
  • Tiredness
  • Injection site reaction (bleeding, irritation, or pain where Amyvid is injected)

Tell your doctor if you have any side effects. You can report side effects at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Before you receive Amyvid

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or plan to become pregnant or breastfeed.
  • Tell your doctor about all medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, as well as vitamins and herbal supplements.

How to receive Amyvid
Amyvid should only be given by healthcare professionals who are qualified by specific training and experience in the safe use and handling of radioactive materials safely. Amyvid for intravenous use is supplied in multidose vials containing 500-1900 MBq/mL florbetapir F 18.

Learn more
Amyvid is a prescription medicine. For more information, call 1-800-545-5979.

This summary provides basic information about Amyvid. It does not include all information known about this drug. Read the information given to you about Amyvid before your PET scan. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor. Be sure to talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider about Amyvid. Your doctor is the best person to help you decide if an Amyvid PET scan is right for you.

AM CON BS 14SEP2022

Amyvid® is a registered trademark owned or licensed by Eli Lilly and Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

INDICATION

Amyvid® (am-uh-vid) is an imaging agent used in adults who have thinking or memory problems and who are being assessed for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or some other causes of these symptoms. Amyvid is given by injection and it requires a prescription.

Amyvid is used with a machine called a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. The scan shows whether a person’s brain has an abnormal buildup of a protein called beta-amyloid. When beta-amyloid proteins build up and clump together, they form lumps in the brain called plaques.

What is a negative scan?
An Amyvid scan that shows few or no plaques in the brain is called a negative scan. This means that AD is probably not the cause of the person’s thinking or memory problems. This is only true as of the time of the scan.

What is a positive scan?
An Amyvid scan that shows a similar amount of plaque as scans from people with AD is called a positive scan. People with other conditions that cause thinking or memory problems as well as older people with normal thinking or memory can also have that amount of plaque in their brain.

Doctors use Amyvid in combination with other tests. A positive Amyvid scan does not mean you definitely have AD or another thinking or memory disorder. Amyvid should not be used to predict dementia or other brain conditions. It also should not be used to track whether a treatment is working.