How should I take ponesimod?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Ponesimod can slow your heart rate when you start taking it. Before your first dose, your heart function will be checked using an electrocardiograph or ECG (sometimes called an EKG).
Ponesimod comes in a 14-day starter pack containing tablets of different colors and strengths. Taking the tablets in order will increase your dose gradually during the first 2 weeks.
You may take ponesimod with or without food.
Swallow the tablet whole and do not crush, chew, or break it.
You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections. You will need frequent medical tests, and your risk of infection could last for 2 weeks after you stop taking this medicine.
If you get an infection, further doses may be delayed until your infection clears up. If you stop taking ponesimod, you may need to use a starter pack again, to gradually increase your dose.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Always ask your doctor before you stop taking ponesimod for any reason. Your MS symptoms may return and become worse than before or during treatment with this medicine. Tell your doctor if you have any signs of worsening MS.