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    Your patients look to you as a primary source of information regarding their osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis
    Arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by degenerative (gradual deterioration of joint) and sometimes abnormal growth in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints and a progressive wearing down of opposing joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position and is marked symptomatically especially by pain, swelling, and stiffness; abbreviation (OA)     of the knee. To ensure you maintain immediate access to the most updated information regarding osteoarthritis and viscosupplementation injectionsViscosupplementation Injections
    A procedure that replaces diseased synovial fluid in people with osteoarthritis of the knee in an effort to decrease pain, enhance range of motion and increase joint mobility    , links are provided below.

    - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

    www.aaos.org

    - American College of Rheumatology

    www.rheumatology.org

    - Arthritis Foundation

    www.arthritis.org

    - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease

    www.niams.nih.gov

    - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    www.aapmr.org

    - The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine

    www.sportsmed.org

    - American Academy of Family Physicians

    www.aafp.org
      - Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (JJPAF). JJPAF provides assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship who have no insurance coverage for their prescription medicines. www.jjpaf.org
     
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    It is intended for healthcare professionals in the U.S. and contains U.S. based product information only.
    ORTHOVISC® is manufactured by and is a registered trademark of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Distributed by DePuy Mitek, Inc.

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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.