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Fecal microbiota, live-jslm (rectal route)

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Rebyota

About this medication

Fecal microbiota, live-jslm is used to preventClostridioides difficileinfection (CDI) from coming back in patients who had received an antibiotic treatment.C. diffis a type of bacteria that causes severe diarrhea. This medicine is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor. This product is available in the following dosage forms:

Before using this medication

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered: Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of Rebyota™ in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of Rebyota™ in the elderly. Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.

How to use this medication

A doctor or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. It is given through your rectum. This medicine is given 24 to 72 hours after the last dose of antibiotic. Do not take an antibiotic medicine for up to 8 weeks after receiving this medicine.

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