What to know before starting SKYCLARYS
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What should I do before I start taking SKYCLARYS?
Keep your healthcare provider in the loop. Make sure to inform them about all of your medical conditions, including:
Liver problems
History of heart
problems, including
heart failure
High cholesterol
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements such as St John’s wort.
- Taking SKYCLARYS with other medicines can cause serious side effects
- SKYCLARYS may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how SKYCLARYS works
- Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine
What should I avoid while taking SKYCLARYS?
- Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. These may change the amount of SKYCLARYS in your blood
These are not all the possible side effects of SKYCLARYS. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Family planning with SKYCLARYS
Pregnancy
Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if SKYCLARYS will harm your unborn baby. There is a pregnancy registry for women who are pregnant and are taking SKYCLARYS.
Birth Control
Women who use hormonal birth control should use another form of birth control such as a nonhormonal intrauterine system or an extra nonhormonal birth control such as condoms while using SKYCLARYS and for 28 days after stopping SKYCLARYS.
Breastfeeding
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if SKYCLARYS passes into your breast milk. Talk to your doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you take SKYCLARYS.