Let's take a minute to talk about your medication.

This is a Kisqali Femara Co-Pack. This combination pack contains two medicines. Together, they help slow breast cancer from progressing. This medicine may have other uses, too.

You should take both medicines at the same time each day, preferably in the morning. Kisqali is often taken for 21 days in a row, followed by 7 days of no treatment. Femara is often taken for the full 28 days. You should take these medicines exactly how your doctor tells you to. You can take them with or without food. Just be sure to swallow the tablets whole. You should not take any tablet that is cracked or damaged. 

Most people tolerate these medicines well. Common side effects include a headache, tiredness, back pain, and either diarrhea or constipation. These effects are normal if they are mild, and should go away. You could also have hair loss. If these or other side effects become reasons you want to stop taking this medicine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

As with any medicine, more serious side effects can occur. With the Co-pack, this includes problems with the liver or heart rhythm. It can also increase your risk of infections. To help keep this medicine safe for you, your doctor will order blood tests and may change your dose. You should read the Patient Information sheet to know which symptoms to watch for.

Drug interactions can occur. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking other medicines. Also, you should not eat grapefruit or pomegranates, and you should not drink their fruit juices.

These medicines can harm unborn babies. Women should talk to their doctors about what birth control to use. Women should not breastfeed.

For best results with this Co-pack, ask about helpful support services that are available.