Before taking deferasirox,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to deferasirox, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in deferasirox tablets, granules, or tablets for suspension. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention the medications listed in the IMPORTANT WARNING section and any of the following: alosetron (Lotronex), aprepitant (Cinvanti, Emend), budesonide (Entocort, Pulmicort, Uceris, in Symbicort), buspirone, cholestyramine (Prevalite), colesevelam (Welchol), colestipol (Colestid), conivaptan (Vaprisol), cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), darifenacin (Enablex), darunavir (Prezista, in Prezcobix), dasatinib (Sprycel), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal), dronedarone (Multaq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), eletriptan (Relpax), eplerenone (Inspra), ergotamine (Ergomar, in Cafergot, Migergot), everolimus (Afinitor, Zortress), felodipine, fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Subsys, others), fluticasone (Arnuity Ellipta, Flovent, in Breo Ellipta, Advair), hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, patches, rings, or injections), indinavir (Crixivan), lopinavir (in Kaletra), lovastatin (Altoprev), lurasidone (Latuda), maraviroc (Selzentry), midazolam, nisoldipine (Sular), paclitaxel (Abraxane, Taxol), phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek), phenobarbital, pimozide (Orap), quetiapine (Seroquel), quinidine (in Nuedexta), ramelteon (Rozerem), repaglinide (Prandin, in Prandimet), rifampin (Rimactane, Rifadin, in Rifamate, in Rifater), ritonavir (Norvir, in Kaletra, Technivie, Viekira Pak), saquinavir (Invirase), sildenafil (Revatio, Viagra), simvastatin (Flolopid, Zocor, in Vytorin), siroliumus (Rapamune), tacrolimus (Astagraf, Envarsus, Prograf), theophylline (Theo-24), ticagrelor (Brilinta), tipranavir (Aptivus), tizanidine (Zanaflex), triazolam (Halcion), tolvaptan (Samsca), and vardenafil (Levitra, Staxyn). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
if you are taking aluminum-containing antacids such as Amphojel, Alternagel, Gaviscon, Maalox, or Mylanta, take them 2 hours before or after deferasirox.
tell your doctor what over the counter products you are taking, especially melatonin, or caffeine supplements.
tell your doctor if you have myelodysplastic syndrome (a severe problem with the bone marrow that has a high risk of developing into cancer), or cancer. Your doctor may tell you not to take deferasirox.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while taking deferasirox, call your doctor.