How to take BARACLUDE (entecavir)
Making the most of chronic hepatitis B therapy
BARACLUDE® (entecavir) is a chronic hepatitis B therapy that you take once a day by mouth, as a tablet (pill) or liquid. The directions below can help you make the most of treatment with BARACLUDE. Your doctor should always be your main source of information about your health and this chronic hepatitis B therapy.
When taking BARACLUDE for chronic hepatitis B therapy:
- Take BARACLUDE exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to.
- Your healthcare provider will tell you how much BARACLUDE to take.
- Your healthcare provider will tell you when and how often to take
BARACLUDE.
- Take BARACLUDE on an empty stomach, at least 2 hours after a meal and at least 2 hours before the next meal.
- If you are taking BARACLUDE Oral Solution, carefully measure your dose with the spoon provided, as follows:
- Hold the spoon in a vertical (upright) position and fill it gradually to the mark corresponding to the prescribed dose. Holding the spoon with the volume marks facing you, check that it has been filled to the proper mark.
- Swallow the medicine directly from the measuring spoon.
- After each use, rinse the spoon with water and allow it to air dry.
- If you lose the spoon, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider
for instructions.
- Do not change your dose or stop taking BARACLUDE without talking to your healthcare provider.
- If you forget to take BARACLUDE, take it as soon as you remember and then take your next dose at its regular time. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take two doses at the same time. Call your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure what to do.
- When your supply of BARACLUDE starts to run low, call your healthcare provider or pharmacy for a refill. Do not run out of BARACLUDE (entecavir).
- If you take too much BARACLUDE, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away.