Patient information: uses, side effects, how to take - Asenapine
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Asenapine Sublingual Tablets
Read these Instructions for Use before you start using asenapine sublingual tablets and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment.
IMPORTANT:
- For sublingual (under your tongue) use only
- Do not remove tablet until ready to administer.
- Use dry hands when handling tablet.
Directions for Taking your Asenapine Sublingual Tablets:
Step 1. Hold the blister as such that it faces the printed blister foil side and tear along the perforation marked on the blister to separate.
Figure A
Step 2. Peel the paper where "PEEL & PUSH" is given on the blister to expose foil.
Figure B
Step 3. Gently PUSH tablet through foil and take the tablet (see Figure C). Do not split, cut or crush the tablet.
Figure C
Step 4. Place the whole tablet under tongue and allow it to dissolve completely (see Figure D).
Figure D
Do not chew or swallow the tablet.
Do not eat or drink for 10 minutes (See Figure E).
Figure E
Storing asenapine sublingual tablets:
Store asenapine sublingual tablets at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
These Instructions for Use have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Manufactured by:
MSN Laboratories Private Limited
Telangana- 509 228, INDIA.
Distributed by:
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Berlin, CT 06037
Revised: 08/2021