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Eve, 3, on VOXZOGO since
16 months old as part of a clinical trial

Upcoming Events

In person event

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM CT

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Have you been wondering whether VOXZOGO is right for your child? Join a healthcare professional and a parent whose child is taking VOXZOGO for a live in person presentation.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

Houston Zoo, 6200 Hermann Park Dr, TX, 77030

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Featuring

  • Janet Legare MD

    Pediatrician in Clinical Genetics
    Director Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic, University of Wisconsin

  • Jennifer S.

    Parent of a child taking VOXZOGO

Past Events

Webinar

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Not sure how to get started with VOXZOGO? This webinar features parent, Erin P., who is here to help you get answers to questions about VOXZOGO and share their experience.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

Featuring

  • Dr. Philippe Backeljauw

    Professor of Pediatrics

    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

  • Erin P.

    Parent of child taking VOXZOGO

In person event

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM ET

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Have you been wondering whether VOXZOGO is right for your child? Join a healthcare professional and a parent whose child is taking VOXZOGO for a live in person presentation.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

Johnson’s Corner Farm, 133 Church Rd, NJ, 08055

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Featuring

  • Cathleen L. Raggio, MD

    Orthopedic Director
    Kathryn O. and Alan C. Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias Hospital for Special Surgery

  • Janet B.

    Parent of a child taking VOXZOGO

Webinar

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Not sure how to get started with VOXZOGO? This webinar features parent, Janet B., who is here to help you get answers to questions about VOXZOGO and share their experience.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

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Featuring

  • Robert Gensure, MD, PhD

    Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock

  • Janet B.

    Parent of child taking VOXZOGO

In person event

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM MT

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Have you been wondering whether VOXZOGO is right for your child? Join a healthcare professional and a parent whose child is taking VOXZOGO for a live in person presentation.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

Reid Park Zoo, 3400 East Zoo Court, AZ, 85716

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Featuring

  • Pamela Smith, MD

    Medical Director, Metabolic Bone and OI Clinic Endocrinology
    Phoenix Children’s Hospital

  • Erin P.

    Parent of a child taking VOXZOGO

Webinar

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Curious about VOXZOGO?

Not sure how to get started with VOXZOGO? This webinar features parent, Carly K., who is here to help you get answers to questions about VOXZOGO and share their experience.

This event is intended for families with a child with achondroplasia. Kids are welcome to attend!

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Featuring

  • Janet Legare MD

    Pediatrician in Clinical Genetics

    Director Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic, University of Wisconsin

  • Carly K

    Parent of child taking VOXZOGO

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

What is the most important safety information about VOXZOGO?

  • VOXZOGO may cause serious side effects including a temporary decrease in blood pressure in some patients. To reduce the risk of a decrease in blood pressure and associated symptoms (dizziness, feeling tired, or nausea), patients should eat a meal and drink 8 to 10 ounces of fluid within 1 hour before receiving VOXZOGO.

What are the most common side effects of VOXZOGO?

  • The most common side effects of VOXZOGO include injection site reactions (including redness, itching, swelling, bruising, rash, hives, and injection site pain), high levels of blood alkaline phosphatase shown in blood tests, vomiting, joint pain, decreased blood pressure, and stomach ache. These are not all the possible side effects of VOXZOGO. Ask your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects, and about any side effects that bother the patient or that do not go away.

How is VOXZOGO taken?

  • VOXZOGO is taken daily as an injection given under the skin, administered by a caregiver after a healthcare provider determines the caregiver is able to administer VOXZOGO. Do not try to inject VOXZOGO until you have been shown the right way by your healthcare provider. VOXZOGO is supplied with Instructions for Use that describe the steps for preparing, injecting, and disposing VOXZOGO. Caregivers should review the Instructions for Use for guidance and any time they receive a refill of VOXZOGO in case any changes have been made.
  • Inject VOXZOGO 1 time every day, at about the same time each day. If a dose of VOXZOGO is missed, it can be given within 12 hours from the missed dose. After 12 hours, skip the missed dose and administer the next daily dose as usual.
  • The dose of VOXZOGO is based on body weight. Your healthcare provider will adjust the dose based on changes in weight following regular check-ups.
  • Your healthcare provider will monitor the patient’s growth and tell you when to stop taking VOXZOGO if they determine the patient is no longer able to grow. Stop administering VOXZOGO if instructed by your healthcare provider.

What should you tell the doctor before or during taking VOXZOGO?

  • Tell your doctor about all of the patient’s medical conditions including
    • If the patient has heart disease (cardiac or vascular disease), or if the patient is on blood pressure medicine (anti-hypertensive medicine).
    • If the patient has kidney problems or renal impairment.
    • If the patient is pregnant or plans to become pregnant. It is not known if VOXZOGO will harm the unborn baby.
    • If the patient is breastfeeding or plans to breastfeed. It is not known if VOXZOGO passes into breast milk.
  • Tell your doctor about all of the medicines the patient takes, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

You may report side effects to BioMarin at 1-866-906-6100. 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.

Please see additional safety information in the full Prescribing Information and Patient Information.

What is VOXZOGO used for?

  • VOXZOGO is a prescription medicine used to increase linear growth in children with achondroplasia and open growth plates (epiphyses).
  • VOXZOGO is approved under accelerated approval based on an improvement in annualized growth velocity. Continued approval may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.