Traveling With Your FORTEO

Your FORTEO Travel Bag is an important part of the FORTEO Starter Kit. You can use it for travel for up to 36 hours per device when the bag is kept at room temperature conditions (77°F [25°C]). The travel bag is intended only for occasional use when traveling.

Your FORTEO Travel Bag

Your FORTEO Travel Bag Has Compartments for:

• Your FORTEO Storage Case
• 2 gel packs (included)
• Extra needles

Tips for Using the FORTEO Travel Bag:

• Your FORTEO Travel Bag is intended only for occasional use when traveling.
• Do not store the travel bag itself in the freezer or refrigerator. It is best to pack your travel bag right before you leave.
• Do not store the travel bag in a car trunk when driving.
• Temperatures above 77°F [25°C] may shorten the length of time your medication will be protected.
• Only use gel packs provided by Lilly. Call 1-800-LillyRx (1-800-545-5979) for replacements.

Preparing Gel Packs for Travel:

• Place 2 gel packs in freezer. Freeze until solid (if unable to freeze, refrigerate gel packs)
• NEVER FREEZE YOUR FORTEO DELIVERY DEVICE

Packing for Travel:

• Unzip travel bag
• Remove gel packs from freezer and insert into front and back gel pack compartments
• Remove storage case with the device inside from refrigerator
• Insert into delivery device compartment. Secure delivery device compartment cover
• Zip travel bag closed

Returning From Travel:

• Remove gel packs from travel bag and store in freezer
• Remove storage case with the device inside from travel bag and store in refrigerator
• DO NOT store the FORTEO Delivery Device in the freezer

If you follow these instructions, you can use the FORTEO Travel Bag for up to 36 hours of total travel time per device as long as the temperature outside the travel bag does not go above 77°F [25°C].

If you have questions about your specific travel plans, please call 1-800-LillyRx (1-800-545-5979) for more information.

Ongoing Patient Support

FORTEO Connect can support your progress and answer your questions when you're traveling. We're an entire team dedicated to helping you fight osteoporosis every day.

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Traveling With FORTEO

Watch this video to learn how to travel with FORTEO.

To view this entire video, "Getting Started on FORTEO," click here.

The nurse educator and patient in this video are portrayed by actors.

Important Reminders

• Your delivery device should be stored in a refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C).
• Your FORTEO Travel Bag is intended for occasional use only. The time that the delivery device is out of the refrigerator should be minimized.
• Do not store the travel bag itself in the freezer or refrigerator. It is best to pack your travel bag immediately prior to leaving.
• Keep your travel bag with you while traveling. Do not pack the travel bag containing your delivery device in checked baggage when flying. Do not store the travel bag in a car trunk when driving.
• Extremely hot temperatures or using ice packs other than those originally provided with your travel bag may shorten the amount of time your FORTEO medication will be protected.

FORTEO and Airplane Travel

Given the safety regulations at many airports, you may be concerned about traveling by plane with your FORTEO supplies. But you don't need to worry—it is your right to bring medically necessary supplies on board. Just follow the steps below:

• Before you travel, make sure you have a copy of your FORTEO prescription label tucked in your travel bag. You may be asked for this label by a Transportation Security Administration officer (TSA agent), to verify that the FORTEO Delivery Device and needles belong to you.
• Be sure your needles are sealed and not attached to your FORTEO Delivery Device; rather, store them in a separate compartment in your travel bag. (Airlines may not allow you to bring unsealed needles onto a plane.)
• Do not check your FORTEO Travel Bag with the rest of your checked luggage; instead, bring it with you onto the airplane as a carry-on. The temperature in the checked luggage area is not always controlled and may become too hot or cold. Also, keep your travel bag separate from the rest of your carry-on luggage as you pass through airport security, in order to avoid exposure to radiation.
• When you reach the security checkpoint, be sure to tell the security officers that you are carrying medication that you need to bring on board with you. They may request supporting documentation, such as a copy of your prescription label.
• Make sure you request that security officers inspect your travel bag by hand rather than putting it through the x-ray machine. Radiation from x-rays in the airport security scanner could potentially damage your FORTEO.

If you follow these steps, you should not experience any problems bringing your FORTEO medication through security and on board.

Due to changing security regulations, you should consult the TSA for the latest guidance in traveling with medicine and needles:

• Visit the TSA's website
• Call the TSA Contact Center toll-free at 1-866-289-9673
• Email the TSA at: TSA-ContactCenter@dhs.gov

If traveling abroad with medications, refer to the US Department of State Tips for Traveling Abroad website for guidelines.

If you have any questions about your specific travel plans, please call 1-800-LillyRx
(1-800-545-5979) for more information.

Important Safety Information About FORTEO

What is the most important information I should know about FORTEO?

Who should not take FORTEO?

• You should not take FORTEO for more than 2 years over your lifetime.
• Do not use FORTEO if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in FORTEO. Serious allergic reactions have been reported.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking FORTEO?

• Before you take FORTEO, you should tell your healthcare provider if you have a bone disease other than osteoporosis, have cancer in your bones, have trouble injecting yourself and do not have someone who can help you, have or have had kidney stones, have or have had too much calcium in your blood, take medications that contain digoxin (Digoxin, Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin), or have any other medical conditions.
• You should also tell your healthcare provider, before you take FORTEO, if you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. It is not known if FORTEO will harm your unborn baby. If you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed, it is not known if FORTEO passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take FORTEO or breastfeed. You should not do both.

What are the possible side effects of FORTEO?

• FORTEO can cause serious side effects including a decrease in blood pressure when you change positions. Some people feel dizzy, get a fast heartbeat, or feel faint right after the first few doses. This usually happens within 4 hours of taking FORTEO and goes away within a few hours. For the first few doses, take your injections of FORTEO in a place where you can sit or lie down right away if you get these symptoms. If your symptoms get worse or do not go away, stop taking FORTEO and call your healthcare provider. FORTEO may also cause increased calcium in your blood. Tell your healthcare provider if you have nausea, vomiting, constipation, low energy, or muscle weakness. These may be signs there is too much calcium in your blood.
• Common side effects of FORTEO include nausea, joint aches, pain, leg cramps, and injection site reactions including injection site pain, swelling and bruising. These are not all the possible side effects of FORTEO. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of Prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Additional safety information about FORTEO

• There is a voluntary patient registry for people who take FORTEO. The purpose of the registry is to collect information about the possible risk of osteosarcoma in people who take FORTEO. For information about how to sign up for this patient registry, call 1-866-382-6813 or go to www.forteoregistry.org.
• The FORTEO Delivery Device has enough medicine for 28 days. It is set to give a 20-microgram dose of medicine each day. Before you try to inject FORTEO yourself, a healthcare provider should teach you how to use the FORTEO Delivery Device to give your injection the right way. Inject FORTEO one time each day in your thigh or abdomen (lower stomach area). Do not inject all the medicine in the FORTEO Delivery Device at any one time. Do not transfer the medicine from the FORTEO Delivery Device to a syringe. This can result in taking the wrong dose of FORTEO. If you take more FORTEO than prescribed, call your healthcare provider. If you take too much FORTEO, you may have nausea, vomiting, weakness, or dizziness.

How should I store FORTEO?

• Keep your FORTEO Delivery Device in the refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). Do not freeze the FORTEO Delivery Device. Do not use FORTEO if it has been frozen. Do not use FORTEO after the expiration date printed on the delivery device and packaging. Throw away the FORTEO Delivery Device after 28 days even if it has medicine in it (see the User Manual).

For more safety information, please see Medication Guide and Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning regarding osteosarcoma.

See Full Delivery Device User Manual that accompanies the Delivery Device.

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