®)
digoxin (LANOXIN®)
felodipine (PLENDIL®)
flecainide (TAMBOCOR®)
fluticasone (VERAMYST®, FLOVENT® HFA, FLOVENT® DISKUS, ADVAIR® HFA, ADVAIR DISKUS®)
hormonal forms of birth control, including birth control pills, vaginal rings, implants and injections
methadone (DOLOPHINE®)
nifedipine (PROCARDIA®, ADALAT® CC, PROCARDIA XL®, AFEDITAB® CR)
nicardipine (CARDENE® SR, CARDENE®)
propafenone (RHYTHMOL, RHYTHMOL SR®)
quinidine
salmeterol (ADVAIR® HFA, ADVAIR DISKUS®, SEREVENT®)
sirolimus (RAPAMUNE®)
tacrolimus (PROGRAF®)
voriconazole (VFEND®)
colchicine (COLCRYS®, Probenecid and Colchicine, COL-Probenecid)
trazadone (DESYREL®)
vardenafil (STAXYN®, LEVITRA®)
warfarin (COUMADIN®)
How should I take VICTRELIS?
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Take VICTRELIS exactly as your healthcare provider tells you. Your healthcare provider will tell you how much to take and when to take it.
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Take VICTRELIS with food (a meal or light snack).
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VICTRELIS is packaged into single daily-use bottles. Each bottle has your entire day's worth of medicine. Make sure you are taking the correct amount of medicine each time.
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If you miss a dose of VICTRELIS and it is less than 2 hours before the next dose, the missed dose should be skipped.
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If you miss a dose of VICTRELIS and it is more than 2 hours before the next dose, take the missed dose with food. Take your next dose at your normal time and continue the normal dosing schedule. Do not double the next dose. If you have questions about what to do, call your healthcare provider.
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Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before you start treatment, at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 24, and at other times as needed during treatment, to see how well the medicines are working and to check for side effects.
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If you take too much VICTRELIS, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of VICTRELIS?
VICTRELIS may cause serious side effects, including:
See "What is the most important information I should know about VICTRELIS?"
Blood problems. VICTRELIS can affect your bone marrow and cause low red blood cell, and low white blood cell, counts. In some people, these blood counts may fall to dangerously low levels. If your blood cell counts become very low, you can get anemia or infections.
The most common side effects of VICTRELIS in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin include:
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tiredness
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nausea
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headache
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change in taste
Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of VICTRELIS. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store VICTRELIS?
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Store VICTRELIS capsules in a refrigerator at 36°–46°F (2–8°C). Safely throw away refrigerated VICTRELIS after the expiration date.
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VICTRELIS capsules may also be stored at room temperature up to 77°F (25°C) for 3 months.
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Keep VICTRELIS in a tightly close