Hyaluronate sodium Other names: Hyalectin Hyaluronic sodium Sodium hyaluronate

Do not use concomitantly with disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium salts because hyaluronic acid can precipitate in their presence.

Although no embryotoxic or teratogenic effects have emerged from experiments on animals, the use of the drug in pregnant mothers should be limited to cases judged by a doctor to be absolutely necessary, after careful assessment of the risk-benefit ratio.

Although no embryotoxic or teratogenic effects have emerged from experiments on animals, the use of the drug in nursing mothers should be limited to cases judged by a doctor to be absolutely necessary, after careful assessment of the risk-benefit ratio.

Hyaluronate sodium does not affect the ability to operate machinery or drive a motor vehicle.

It is possible, in some rare cases, that the patient may briefly experience a moderate degree of pain immediately after the injection; in such cases it is advisable to rest the joint and applied ice pack locally.

In the presence of objective signs indicating flare of the underlying, chronic, inflammatory process, the administration of hyaluronic acid has, in some rare cases, caused an exacerbation of the condition.

From the time the product was first marketed to date, some rare case of hypersensitivity reaction have been reported.