Metformin (Glucophage)
Take with food
Levothyroxine (Synthroid® /Eltroxin®)
- Take on an empty stomach before breakfast
- Do not take dairy products, antacids or iron preparations within 1 hour of this medication
Cholesterol Meds - Statins e.g., atorvastatin (Lipitor®) (Except rosuvastatin, pravastatin, and fluvastatin)
Do not take with grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Sexual dysfunction meds: Sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), vardenafil (Levitra®)
Do not take with nitrates
Topical creams, ointments, gel - E.g., (Fucidin® cream or ointment)
For external use only
Topical lotions
- Shake well before use
- For external use only
Eye products
- For the Eye
If the eye product is in suspension form, add the aux. label:
- Shake Well Before Use
For most eye products:
- Discard After 30 Days of Opening
Ear products
- For the ear
If the ear product is in suspension form, add the aux. label:
- Shake Well Before Use
Ear products
- For the ear
If the ear product is in suspension form, add the aux. label:
- Shake Well Before Use
Rectal and vaginal products
For rectal products –> For Rectal Use
For vaginal products –> For Vaginal Use
Insulin products. E.g. Lantus® / NovoRapid® EXCEPT Levemir®, Toujeo® and Tresiba®
- Keep Refrigerated Unopened Packs
- Discard Opened Packs after 4 weeks (N.B. Except Levemir®, Toujeo® and Tresiba®)
Insulin products –> Levemir® and Toujeo®
- Keep Refrigerated Unopened Packs
- Discard Opened Packs after 6 weeks (for Levemir®, Toujeo®)
- Discard Opened Packs after 8 weeks (for Tresiba®)
Non-Insulin Diabetes injections: Semaglutide (Ozempic®) and dulaglutide (Trulicity®)
- Keep Unopened Packs Refrigerated
- Discard opened packs after 8 weeks
Depo-Provera® Injection
- Keep Refrigerated
- Shake Well Before Use
