Exjade
PATIENT INFORMATION
Exjade should be taken once daily on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes prior to food, preferably at the same time every day. The tablets should not be chewed or swallowed whole. The tablets should first be completely dispersed in water, orange juice, or apple juice, and the resulting suspension drunk immediately. After swallowing the suspension, any residue should be resuspended in a small volume of the liquid and swallowed.
Patients should be cautioned not to take aluminum-containing antacids and Exjade simultaneously.
Because auditory and ocular disturbances have been reported with Exjade, patients should have auditory and ophthalmic testing before starting Exjade treatment and thereafter at regular intervals. (See WARNINGS, Special Senses.)
Patients experiencing dizziness should exercise caution when driving or operating machinery (see ADVERSE REACTIONS).
Generic Name: Deferasirox
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