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What should I tell my healthcare provider before using DOVATO?

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Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• have or have had liver problems, including hepatitis B or C infection.

• have kidney problems.

• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. One of the medicines in DOVATO (dolutegrav­ir) may harm your unborn baby.

° Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different medicine than DOVATO if you are planning to become pregnant or if pregnancy is confirmed during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

° If you can become pregnant, your healthcare provider will perform a pregnancy test before you start treatment with DOVATO.

° If you can become pregnant, you should consistent­ly use effective birth control (contracept­ion) during treatment with DOVATO.

° Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are planning to become pregnant, you

become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOVATO.

• are breastfeed­ing or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take DOVATO.

° You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing

HIV-1 to your baby.

° One of the medicines in DOVATO (lamivudine) passes into your breastmilk.

° Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescripti­on and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplement­s.

Some medicines interact with DOVATO. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

• You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with DOVATO.

• Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take DOVATO with other medicines.

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