How is Ivacaftor dosed?
Dosage instructions should be provided by your doctor.
What is the dosage form of Ivacaftor?
Ivacaftor is available in tablet and granule forms.
How is Ivacaftor administered?
For the tablet form, take it with fat-containing foods such as butter, cheese pizza, eggs, peanut butter, or whole milk dairy products. For the oral granules, mix them with 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of room temperature or cold soft food or liquid, such as applesauce, pureed fruits or vegetables, yogurt, water, breast milk, infant formula, milk, or juice. Consume the mixture within 1 hour to ensure all medicine is taken. Avoid consuming grapefruit or Seville oranges or drinking grapefruit juice or Seville orange juice while using this medicine.
What are common precautions when taking Ivacaftor?
Common precautions when taking ivacaftor include:
- Allergies: Inform your doctor if you have had any unusual or allergic reactions to ivacaftor or any other medicines.
- Pediatric: Safety and efficacy have not been established in children younger than 1 month of age.
- Geriatric: Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of ivacaftor in older adults.
- Drug interactions: Inform your doctor about all the medicines you are taking, including prescription and non-prescription drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Ivacaftor may interact with other medicines, and you may need to avoid certain combinations.
- Grapefruit juice: Avoid consuming grapefruit juice while taking ivacaftor, as it may increase the risk of side effects.
- Other medical problems: Inform your doctor if you have any other medical problems, particularly eye or vision problems, kidney disease (severe or end-stage kidney disease), or liver disease (moderate or severe). Ivacaftor may need to be used with caution or adjusted in these cases.
Follow the dosage instructions provided by your doctor, and never take more or less of the medicine than prescribed. If you have any concerns or questions about taking ivacaftor, consult your doctor or pharmacist.