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A time period decided between the participant and study team when a medication is stopped and then re-started.
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A person should always check with the study team and their doctor before stopping any medicine or taking a drug holiday.
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A drug holiday is a planned break from taking a medicine or study treatment.
People may take a drug holiday for study reasons, a health issue, or personal reasons. For example, having surgery may mean that all current medications, including any study treatments, need to be paused.
A person should not stop taking any prescription or study medications without first discussing with their doctor and the study team first.
Other info to think about when joining a study
If you are in a research study and would like to take a planned “drug holiday” to stop taking the study treatment you should first discuss it with the study team.
Any time you plan to pause any of your prescribed medications you should ensure this is safe with your regular doctor and discuss how to stop taking your medications safely.
Feel free to ask any questions you have about taking a drug holiday.
