How should I take tasimelteon?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Take the medicine without food, 1 hour before your normal bedtime at the same time each night.
Read and follow all Instructions for Use. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you need help. Do not allow a young child to use tasimelteon without help from an adult.
Swallow the capsule whole and do not crush, chew, break, or open it.
Tasimelteon capsules are for use in people 16 years and older. Tasimelteon oral suspension is for use only in children 3 to 15 years old.
Shake the oral suspension for at least 30 seconds before you measure a dose. Use the supplied syringe or a dose-measuring device (not a kitchen spoon). Do not remove the syringe adapter from the bottle neck. Recap the bottle and refrigerate after each use.
The capsules and liquid are not equivalent. Avoid medication errors by using only the form your doctor prescribes.
Doses are based on weight in children. Your child's dose may change if the child gains or loses weight.
You may not fully benefit from this medicine for several weeks or months.
Store capsules at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
Store the liquid medicine in the refrigerator. Throw away any leftover liquid 5 weeks after opening the 48 mL bottle, or 8 weeks after opening the 158 mL bottle.