Bydureon (Exenatide Extended-Release Injection (Trays))

• If you have an allergy to exenatide or any other part of this medicine.
• If you are allergic to any drugs like this one, any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had, like rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
• If you have any of these health problems: Acidic blood problem, very bad kidney disease, or type 1 diabetes.
• If you have GI (gastrointestinal) disease, talk with your doctor.
• If you are using another drug that has the same drug in it.
• If you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed.

This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with Bydureon.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take this medicine with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take Bydureon. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how this medicine affects you.
• Wear disease medical alert ID (identification).
• Do not drive if your blood sugar has been low. There is a greater chance of you having a crash.
• Check your blood sugar as you have been told by your doctor.
• Have blood work checked as you have been told by the doctor. Talk with the doctor.
• If you are taking warfarin, talk with your doctor. You may need to have your blood work checked more closely while you are taking it with Bydureon.
• It may be harder to control your blood sugar during times of stress like when you have a fever, an infection, an injury, or surgery. A change in level of physical activity or exercise and a change in diet may also affect your blood sugar. Talk with your doctor.
• Talk with your doctor before you drink alcohol.
• A very bad and sometimes deadly pancreas problem (pancreatitis) has happened with this medicine. Talk with your doctor.
• Do not share with another person even if the needle has been changed. Sharing your tray or pen may pass infections from one person to another. This includes infections you may not know you have.
• Very bad skin problems have happened where the shot was given. Sometimes surgery was needed for these skin problems. Talk with the doctor.
• Do not give to a child. Talk with your doctor.
• If you are 65 or older, use Bydureon with care. You could have more side effects.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

• Store in a refrigerator or at room temperature. If stored at room temperature, throw away any part not used after 28 days.
• Do not freeze.
• Do not use if it has been frozen.
• Protect from light.
• Take off the needle after each shot. Do not store this device with the needle on it.
• Keep the cap on the pen when not in use.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.