Starting Jascayd (nerandomilast)Your first 90 days with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): the steps, the dates and who to call

How you take it

One tablet twice a day, about 12 hours apart, with or without food. You can swallow it whole or stir it into a glass of water.

Before your first dose

• A full medicine check. If you also take pirfenidone or Ofev, your doctor plans your dose around it.
• Tell your lung doctor about kidney or liver problems, a pregnancy, or any history of depression.
• Your insurance approves the medicine. Plans may ask for your breathing tests and your lung scan.
• Your doctor's office sends one form that starts the prescription and signs you up for CareConnect4Me, the drugmaker's support program, at 1-844-527-2293.
• A specialty pharmacy calls to set up delivery. Answer calls from numbers you do not know that week.

The first 90 days

1. Two weeks beforeInsurance approval, with your breathing tests and scan
2. Week beforeEnrollment form and specialty pharmacy
3. Day 1First dose, 18mg twice a day
4. Day 31, then every 30 daysFirst refill, then every 30 days
5. Day 90Three months in, past the time diarrhea usually starts
6. Before month 6Renewal for FEP members