Otezla Tablet 30 Mg Fc 56 Pcs

Product Description:

• Otezla tablet 30 mg fc 56 pcs.
  

How to use:

• When you first start taking Otezla, you will receive a ‘treatment initiation pack’ which contains all the doses as listed in the table below.


• The ‘treatment initiation pack’ is clearly labelled to make sure you take the correct tablet at the correct time.


• Your treatment will start at a lower dose and will gradually be increased over the first 6 days of treatment.


• The ‘treatment initiation pack’ will also contain enough tablets for another 8 days at the recommended dose (Days 7 to 14).


• The recommended dose of Otezla is 30 mg twice a day after the titration phase is complete - one 30 mg dose in the morning and one 30 mg dose in the evening, approximately 12 hours apart, with or without food.


• This is a total daily dose of 60 mg. By the end of Day 6 you will have reached this recommended dose.


• Once the recommended dose has been reached, you will only get the 30 mg tablet strength in your prescribed packs.


• You will only ever need to go through this stage of gradually increasing your dose once even if you re-start treatment.

Caution & Warnings:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Otezla.


• Symptoms you should be aware of If your doctor considers you to be underweight, and you observe an unintentional loss of body weight while being treated with Otezla, you should talk to your doctor.


• If you have severe kidney problems then the recommended dose of Otezla is 30 mg once a day (morning dose).


• Your doctor will talk to you about how to increase your dose when you first start taking Otezla. Before starting treatment with Otezla, inform your doctor if you are suffering from symptoms of worsening depression with suicidal thinking or behavior especially if you take any additional medicines since some of those could increase the probability of these side effects.


• You or your caregiver should also immediately inform your doctor of any changes in behavior or mood and of any suicidal thoughts you may have.


• You may also experience sleeplessness or depressive mood.

Ingredients:

• Apremilast 30 mg.


• Otezla contains the active substance‘Apremilast’. This belongs to a group ofmedicines called phosphodiesterase4 inhibitors, which help to reduceinflammation.