What is Zepatier: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Zepatier

• Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.

• Make sure you understand how to use all of the medicines your doctor prescribed.

• Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

• Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• 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. Keep the tablets in the original container until you are ready to use them.

What to do if you miss a dose of Zepatier

Zepatier contraindications

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

Zepatier warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease (including hepatitis B).

• 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.

Zepatier interactions

• Do not use this medicine together with carbamazepine, cyclosporine, phenytoin, rifampin, St John's wort, or medicine to treat HIV infection (including atazanavir, darunavir, efavirenz, lopinavir, saquinavir, tipranavir).

• Some medicines can affect how elbasvir/grazoprevir works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Bosentan, elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir, etravirine, ketoconazole, modafinil, nafcillin, or tacrolimusCancer medicineMedicine to lower cholesterol (including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin)Steroid medicine

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