How Is EVISTA Taken?
EVISTA is a 60-mg pill, taken any time of the day, with or without food. It's important to take EVISTA as your healthcare professional prescribes to get the dual benefits. You should also keep taking EVISTA for as long as your healthcare professional recommends. Although you may not feel any different, EVISTA has been shown to help protect both your bones and your breasts.
- EVISTA has a convenient dosing schedule
- EVISTA can be taken any time of day, with or without food
- EVISTA can be taken along with supplemental calcium and vitamin D
Tips on Taking EVISTA
- Take the EVISTA tablet as your healthcare professional prescribes
- EVISTA can be taken at any time of the day with or without food
- To help you remember to take EVISTA, it may be best to take it at about the same time each day
- Calcium and/or vitamin D may be taken at the same time as EVISTA
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember
- However, if the time is close to that of your next dose, then skip the missed dose and take only your next regularly scheduled dose
- Do not take two doses at the same time
Your healthcare professional may suggest other ways to help prevent or treat osteoporosis, in addition to taking EVISTA and getting the calcium and vitamin D you need. These may include getting certain types of exercise, quitting smoking, and drinking less alcohol.
