- Pain in knee osteoarthritis:
- 2mL intra-articularly once weekly *3-5 doses
- Injection:
- 10mg/mL
- 8mg/mL
- Remove synovial fluid or effusion prior to each injection
Intra-articular agent
It works by maintaining synovial fluid viscosity and supports articular cartilage shock absorption
- Injection site pain
- Headache
- Injection site reaction
- Rash
- Joint swelling
- Joint effusion
- Arthralgia
- Pruritus
- Hypersensitivity to components
- Concurrent ammonium salt skin disinfectant use
- Intrathecal use
- Extra-articular injection use
- Knee joint infection or history
- Injection site infection or history
- Skin disease at injection site
None remarkable
Drug Status
Availability | Prescription only |
Pregnancy | Weigh risk vs benefit |
Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
Schedule | Not controlled |
BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyorth | 20mg/2mL | Pre-filled Injection | 1’s | Virchow Healthcare | Surgipharm Ltd |
Hyorth XL | 8mg/mL | Pre-filled Injection | 1’s | Virchow Healthcare | Surgipharm Ltd |