How should I take monomethyl fumarate?
Your doctor will perform blood tests to make sure you do not have conditions that would prevent you from safely using monomethyl fumarate.
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
You may take monomethyl fumarate with or without food.
When you begin taking monomethyl fumarate you will use a "starter dose" for 7 days, and then you will use a "maintenance dose" as you continue taking the medicine.
Swallow the capsule whole and do not crush, chew, or open it. Do not mix the medicine from a capsule with food.
This medicine can cause flushing (a sensation of warmth or tingling under your skin). Your doctor may recommend you take aspirin 30 minutes before taking monomethyl fumarate to help prevent flushing. Take only the type and amount of aspirin your doctor recommends.
Call your doctor if you have signs of infection, such as fever, chills, flu-like-symptoms, or skin sores. Further doses may be delayed until your infection clears up.
You will need frequent medical tests.
Store an unopened bottle of the capsules in a refrigerator, do not freeze.
After opening, store the bottle at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and light. Keep the capsules in the original bottle. Throw away any unused capsules 3 months after you first opened the bottle.