SCEMBLIX should be taken every day, and it’s important to take it exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not change your dose or schedule or stop taking SCEMBLIX unless your health care provider tells you to. While most people take SCEMBLIX once a day, others take the medication twice daily. 

You’ll be prescribed the 20 mg, 40 mg, or 100 mg tablets.

Your doctor will tell you how many times a day to take SCEMBLIX. Swallow SCEMBLIX tablets whole. Do not break, crush, or chew SCEMBLIX tablets.

Create a routine for taking SCEMBLIX

It’s important to take SCEMBLIX exactly as prescribed by your doctor. 

It is helpful to establish a routine for taking your medication that works with your schedule. That’s especially important with SCEMBLIX because you can’t eat for at least 2 hours before you take the medication and 1 hour after taking your dose. 

Below you’ll find information on how to take SCEMBLIX, including tips that you may find helpful in making the medication part of your daily routine.

Why it’s important to take SCEMBLIX on an empty stomach 

Food may change the way your body absorbs SCEMBLIX. If the medication is taken with food, it can decrease the amount of SCEMBLIX in your blood in an unpredictable way.

Tips for making SCEMBLIX part of your daily schedule

• Take SCEMBLIX when you first wake up: You may find it helpful to take SCEMBLIX as soon as you wake up in the morning, since you will not have had any food for 2 hours or more. Once you take SCEMBLIX, you just have to wait 1 hour to eat breakfast.

• Use your phone to set reminders: To establish your routine, it may be helpful to use your mobile phone to set reminders when it’s time to take SCEMBLIX. You can also set reminders for when you cannot eat before and after taking SCEMBLIX—and when you can eat.

• Decide what works with your schedule: No one knows your routine like you do. Determine what works best for you, so that you can take SCEMBLIX exactly as prescribed.

• Ask family or friends to help: With SCEMBLIX, it’s important to time your medication and your meals. That can present a challenge when you’re having a meal with family members or friends. You may find it helpful to explain the importance of sticking to your medication schedule. That may make others more willing to find a time that works for everyone.

What if you miss a dose of SCEMBLIX?

If you take SCEMBLIX once a day and miss a dose by more than 12 hours, skip the missed dose. You should take your next dose at your regular scheduled time. 

If you take SCEMBLIX twice a day and miss a dose by more than 6 hours, skip the missed dose. Take your next dose at your regular scheduled time. 

Food and medication considerations 

Taking SCEMBLIX with certain other medicines may affect each other causing side effects and may affect the way that SCEMBLIX works. Before starting on SCEMBLIX, tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines. This includes medicines prescribed by other doctors you see, as well as medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements that you take without a prescription.

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