WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS

• Females who are or may become pregnant should handle AKEEGA tablets with protection, such as gloves. AKEEGA can cause harm to an unborn baby and loss of pregnancy.¹

summary

Here is a passage from the AKEEGA PATIENT INFORMATION which may be helpful to address your question:

How should I take AKEEGA?

• Take AKEEGA and prednisone exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.¹
• Your healthcare provider may change your dose, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with AKEEGA if you have certain side effects.¹
• Do not change or stop taking your prescribed dose of AKEEGA or prednisone without talking with your healthcare provider first.¹
• Take your prescribed dose of AKEEGA 1 time a day.¹
• Take AKEEGA on an empty stomach. Do not eat food 2 hours before and 1 hour after taking AKEEGA. Taking AKEEGA with food may cause more of the medicine to be absorbed by the body than is needed and this may cause side effects.¹
• Swallow AKEEGA tablets whole with water. Do not break, crush, or chew tablets.¹
• If you miss a dose of AKEEGA, take the dose as soon as possible on the same day. Return to your normal schedule on the following day. Do not take extra tablets to make up the missed dose.¹
• You should start or continue a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog therapy during your treatment with AKEEGA unless you have had a surgery to lower the amount of testosterone in your body (surgical castration).¹
• If you take too much AKEEGA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.¹

additional information

This information is provided ONLY in response to your request and is not intended as medical advice, to promote the use of our product, or suggest using it in any manner other than as described in the PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. All decisions regarding your medical treatment should be made with your healthcare professional(s). Please contact your healthcare professional(s) to discuss the information in this response.

Please refer to the attached full PRESCRIBING INFORMATION and the PATIENT INFORMATION for AKEEGA.¹