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ICOTYDE™ (icotrokinra)

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Interactive instructions for how to take ICOTYDE™ (icotrokinra) tablets

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Last updated: 04-23-2026

Take ICOTYDE exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.

Take ICOTYDE 1 time a day. If you miss a dose of ICOTYDE, take the dose as soon as you remember and go back to your regular schedule the next day.

Please read the full Prescribing Information for ICOTYDE, including the Medication Guide, and discuss any questions that you may have with your healthcare provider.

How to take ICOTYDE

Recommended administration

Step 1

Take ICOTYDE when you wake up on an empty stomach with water.

Step 2

Wait at least 30 minutes after taking ICOTYDE before eating food.

Swallow ICOTYDE tablets whole. Do not crush, split, or chew the tablets.
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Alternative administration

If you cannot swallow ICOTYDE tablets whole:

Step 1

Place 1 ICOTYDE tablet in a cup containing at least 120 mL (4 ounces) of water.

Step 2

Wait a few minutes for the tablet to break up (disperse) in the water. The tablet may not completely disperse. The mixture may look yellow, milky, or cloudy. Small pieces may be seen in the water, which are safe to swallow.

Step 3

Gently swirl the cup before swallowing the mixture.

Step 4

Add at least 120 mL (4 ounces) of additional water to the cup and completely swallow all of the mixture to make sure that you take your full dose of ICOTYDE.