Should I Take My Cyclosporine With Food?

If your healthcare provider has prescribed
 cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®), you may be wondering if you should take your dose with food. You can take cyclosporine with or without food. However, it is important to take your dose the same way every day, with the same amount of time between doses and meals.
 
In addition, it is important to take your cyclosporine doses at the same time each day to keep an even level of medicine in your bloodstream.
 
(For more information on taking this medicine with food, click Cyclosporine Dosage. This Web article also discusses the factors that your healthcare provider will consider when determining your dosage and offers tips on how to best take this medicine.)
Written by/reviewed by: Susan Lakey, PharmD, MPH, BCPP
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD