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Taking BIXLENVO™

Getting started on BIXLENVO

Once you are prescribed, here’s what happens next:

You will receive 2 bottles of pills when you start BIXLENVO. One bottle has BIXLENVO and the other has SUNLENCA®. Together, these are your starter doses.

For the first 2 days only, you will need to take one BIXLENVO tablet and two SUNLENCA tablets together, by mouth, with or without food. It’s important to take BIXLENVO with SUNLENCA on the first 2 days. Talk to your healthcare provider if you have questions.

For day 3 and each day after, you will only need to take BIXLENVO, once-daily, by mouth, with or without food.

BIXLENVO dosing: Let’s break it down

BIXLENVO dosing cycle.

Why are the starter doses important?

The starter doses help quickly raise levels of lenacapavir, a medicine in BIXLENVO, so there is enough medicine in your body for it to begin working. That’s why it’s very important to take BIXLENVO with SUNLENCA during the first 2 days only. It is important not to take Day 1 and 2 of SUNLENCA on the same day. Contact your healthcare provider if you have questions about taking BIXLENVO.

What happens if you miss a dose of BIXLENVO?

If you miss a dose of BIXLENVO, take it as soon as possible. If more than 7 days have passed since your last dose of BIXLENVO, contact your healthcare provider right away as your healthcare provider will need to determine how to continue your HIV treatment.

Before taking BIXLENVO

Tell your healthcare provider all your medical conditions, including if you:

  • Have hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
  • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Talk to your healthcare provider about the risks to your baby from breastfeeding during treatment with BIXLENVO.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take:

  • Keep a list of all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, including St. John’s Wort, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.
  • Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that interact with BIXLENVO.
  • Do not start a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.

Do not take BIXLENVO if you also take dofetilide or certain other medicines called strong CYP3A inducers. Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure.

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What is BIXLENVO?

BIXLENVO is a prescription medicine that is used to treat HIV-1 in adults to replace their current HIV-1 medicines when their healthcare provider determines that they meet certain requirements.

BIXLENVO does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS.

Important Safety Information

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Who should not take BIXLENVO?

  • Do not take BIXLENVO if you take dofetilide or certain other medications called strong CYP3A inducers. Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure.

What are the possible side effects of BIXLENVO?

  • The most common side effects of BIXLENVO in clinical studies were headache (4%), nausea (3%), and diarrhea (2%). These are not all the possible side effects of BIXLENVO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking BIXLENVO?

  • All your health problems, including if you have hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant during treatment with BIXLENVO.
  • If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. BIXLENVO passes to your baby in your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the risks to your baby from breastfeeding during treatment with BIXLENVO.
  • All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, including St. John’s Wort. BIXLENVO and other medicines may affect each other. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist and ask if it is safe to take BIXLENVO with all of your other medicines. Do not start a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

What is BIXLENVO?

BIXLENVO is a prescription medicine that is used to treat HIV-1 in adults to replace their current HIV-1 medicines when their healthcare provider determines that they meet certain requirements.

BIXLENVO does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS.

Please see Important Facts about BIXLENVO.