Receiving Reclast Infusion
Reclast, along with daily calcium and Vitamin D, will help strengthen and protect your bones for an entire year. To help you plan for your infusion, here are some basics about receiving Reclast for osteoporosis:
Before Your Reclast Infusion
- Your doctor may order a simple blood test to check your blood calcium and kidney function, to make sure that Reclast is right for you.
- Your doctor will also arrange for you to receive your Reclast infusion in his or her office, or you'll be referred to an infusion center. Click here to find a list of infusion centers in your area.
- If you're referred, make sure the infusion center has current lab work. Ask your doctor to send the relevant medical records (blood test results, for example) to the infusion center. Or take them with you when you go for your infusion. If the infusion center doesn't have the lab work they need, you won't be able to get your infusion.
On Your Treatment Day
- Eat like you normally would. It's recommended that you drink two glasses of water within a few hours before receiving Reclast, to help prevent kidney problems.
- Reclast is given by a small needle inserted into one of your veins. This will be done by a doctor or nurse. Your Reclast IV infusion will take at least 15 minutes.
- You might want to bring something to read, or some music to listen to during your infusion. Or if you prefer, you can just sit back and relax.
After Your Reclast Infusion
- You can go back to your normal activities.
- Be sure to take daily calcium and Vitamin D, as recommended by your doctor.
- Reclast is an annual osteoporosis treatment. The benefits of a Reclast IV infusion last for an entire year. Most common side effects don't. These include flu-like symptoms, fever, muscle or joint pain, headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Most occur within 1-3 days of treatment and typically subside within 14 days. After a second Reclast treatment, side effects are much less common.
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