Drug Detail:Opsumit (Macitentan [ ma-si-ten-tan ])
Generic Name: MACITENTAN 10mg
Dosage Form: tablet, film coated
Drug Class: Agents for pulmonary hypertension
Drug Detail:Opsumit (Macitentan [ ma-si-ten-tan ])
Generic Name: MACITENTAN 10mg
Dosage Form: tablet, film coated
Drug Class: Agents for pulmonary hypertension
The recommended dosage of OPSUMIT is 10 mg once daily for oral administration. Doses higher than 10 mg once daily have not been studied in patients with PAH and are not recommended.
Obtain a pregnancy test in females of reproductive potential prior to OPSUMIT treatment, monthly during treatment and one month after stopping OPSUMIT. Initiate treatment with OPSUMIT in females of reproductive potential only after a negative pregnancy test. [see Boxed Warning, Contraindications (4.1), Warnings and Precautions (5.1), and Use in Specific Populations (8.3)] .