What is Cinacalcet: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Cinacalcet

• Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

• Take this medicine with food or shortly after a meal.

• Swallow the tablet whole. Do not crush, chew, or break it.

• Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

• Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

• Swallow the tablet whole. Do not crush, chew, or break it.

• Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

• Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

• Take this medicine with food or shortly after a meal.

• Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

What to do if you miss a dose of Cinacalcet

Cinacalcet contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to cinacalcet.

Cinacalcet warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, bone disease, heart failure or other heart problems, or a history of seizures.

• This medicine may lower calcium levels too much and increase your risk for heart rhythm problems, seizures, or bone disease.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

• Muscle spasms, stiffness, or pain

• Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, and feet

• Seizures

Cinacalcet interactions

• Some medicines can affect how cinacalcet works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: CarvedilolDesipramineFlecainideItraconazoleKetoconazoleMetoprololTricyclic antidepressant

• This medicine may lower calcium levels too much and increase your risk for heart rhythm problems, seizures, or bone disease.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.