Mavacamten is meant for a heart condition where the muscle gets way too thick. It stops the muscle from tightening up too much, helping the blood flow better. It comes in different strength pills – 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, or even 15mg each.
Mostly, you take one 5mg pill once a day, but that might change depending on what your doc says. This dosage can be altered depending on clinical judgment. The drug is contained in bottles of 30 capsules each, making it important to follow instructions strictly regarding the appropriate frequency of use.
Before you start, it’s important to make sure there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be on it, like if you’ve got other issues that mess with your muscle function or could be a risk for a heart attack. You can’t take this if you’ve got a rhythm problem needing beta-blockers, or if you’re really high blood pressure because having big heart muscle can actually make things worse for this med. It’s rated ‘B’ for pregnancy safety, so it’s fine for animals but we don’t have enough info on people.
If you’re nursing and taking this stuff, you should really talk to your doc about it and see what’s best for baby. If you don’t feel better in a week, you might need to see a doc ’cause keeping it up might not be safe.
