s leaflet for a complete list of ingredients of BOSULIF.
What should I tell my doctor before taking BOSULIF?
Before you take BOSULIF, tell your doctor if you:
have liver problems
have heart problems
have any other medical conditions
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. BOSULIF can harm your unborn baby. You should not become pregnant while taking BOSULIF. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking BOSULIF.
are a woman who may become pregnant. Use effective contraception (birth control) during and for at least 30 days after completing treatment with BOSULIF. Talk to your doctor about forms of birth control.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if BOSULIF passes into your breast milk or if it can harm your baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will take BOSULIF or breastfeed. You should not do both.
Tell your doctor about the medicines you take, including prescription medicines, non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. BOSULIF and certain other medicines can affect each other.
Especially tell your doctor if you take:
medicines that increase the amount of BOSULIF in your blood stream, such as:
amprenavir (Agenerase®)
aprepitant (Emend®)
atazanavir (Reyataz®)
boceprevir (Victrelis®)
ciprofloxacin (Cipro®, Proquin XR®)
clarithromycin (Biaxin®, Prevpac®)
conivaptan (Vaprisol®)
crizotinib (Xalkori®)
darunavir (Prezista®)
digoxin (Lanoxin®)
diltiazem (Cardizem®, Dilacor XR®, Tiazac®)
erythromycin (Ery-tab®)
fluconazole (Diflucan®)
fosamprenavir (Lexiva®)
imatinib (Gleevec®)
indinavir (Crixivan®)
itraconazole (Onmel®, Sporanox®)
ketoconazole (Nizoral®)
nefazodone (Serzone®)
nelfinavir (Viracept®)
posaconazole (Noxafil®)
ritonavir (Kaletra®, Norvir®)
saquinavir (Invirase®, Fortovase®)
telaprevir (Incivek®)
telithromycin (Ketek®)
verapamil (Calan®, Covera-HS®, Tarka®, Verelan PM®)
voriconazole (Vfend®)
medicines that decrease the amount of BOSULIF in your blood stream, such as:
bosentan (Tracleer®)
carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®)
efavirenz (Sustiva®)
etravirine (Intelence®)
modafinil (Provigil®)
nafcillin (Unipen®, Nallpen®)
phenobarbital (Solfoton®)
phenytoin (Dilantin®)
rifabutin (Mycobutin®)
rifampin (Rifamate®, Rifater®, Rifadin®)
St. John's wort
BOSULIF is best absorbed from your stomach into your blood stream in the presence of stomach acid. You should avoid taking BOSULIF with medicines that reduce stomach acid, such as:
esomeprazole (Nexium®)
dexlansoprazole (Dexilant®)
lansoprazole (Prevacid®)
omeprazole (Prilosec®, Vimovo®, Zegerid®)
pantoprazole sodium (Protonix®)
rabeprazole (AcipHex®)
Medicines that neutralize stomach acid, such as: cimetidine (Tagamet®), famotidine (Pepcid®), ranitidine (Zantac®), aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide (Maalox®), calcium carbonate (Tums®), or calcium carbonate and magnesia (Rolaids®) may be taken up to 2 hours before or 2 hours after BOSULIF.
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