AFATINIB

(a Thick i nib) Brand: Gilotrif

What is the most significant information I must know about afatinib?

• Follow all directions on your medication label and package. Speak every of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.

What is afatinib?

Afatinib is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Afatinib is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to another parts of the body.

Afatinib may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking afatinib?

• You must not use afatinib if you are allergic to it.

• To create certain afatinib is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:

· kidney disease;

· liver disease;

· heart disease;

· breathing problems or lung malady another than cancer; or

· vision problems, a history of very dry eyes, or if you wear contact lenses.

• FDA pregnancy category D. Do not use afatinib if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn child. Speak your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment. Use effective birth control to avoid pregnancy while you are using this medicine and for at least 2 weeks after your treatment ends.

• It is not known whether afatinib passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while using this medicine.

How must I take afatinib?

• Till you start treatment, your doctor may perform trials to create certain afatinib is the excellent treatment for your type of lung cancer.

Afatinib is generally taken once for day. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medication in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.

• Take afatinib on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour till or 2 hours after a meal.

Afatinib can reason severe diarrhea, which can be life-threatening if it leads to dehydration. You may be given medications to prevent or quickly treat diarrhea.

• Your doctor may recommend you have an anti-diarrhea medication such as loperamide (Imodium) accessible at all times while you are taking afatinib. Take the anti-diarrhea medication as directed on the label, or as predesigned by your doctor.

Call your doctor if you are sick with severe diarrhea, or diarrhea lasting longer than 2 days. You may need to stop taking afatinib for a short time.

• While using afatinib, you may need frequent blood tests.

• Store the tablets in their original container at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and easy. Hold the bottle tightly closed when not in use.

• Throw away any afatinib tablets not used till the expiration date on the medication label.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if your following doze is smaller than 12 hours away. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed doze.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

What must I avoid while taking afatinib?

• Avoid exposure to sunlight or tanning beds. Afatinib can create you sunburn more easily. Wear protective clothing and use sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) when you are outdoors.

What are the possible side effects of afatinib?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using afatinib and call your doctor at once if you have:

· severe skin reaction that causes blistering and peeling;

· blisters or ulcers in your mouth, red or swollen gums, trouble swallowing;

· eye problems--eye pain or redness, blurred vision, watery eyes, feeling like something is in your eye, heighten sensitivity to light;

· heart problems--pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest, shortness of breath (even with mild exertion), swelling, rapid weight gain;

· liver problems--nausea, upper stomach pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or

· lung problems--fever, chest pain, dry cough, wheezing.

• General side effects may include:

· mild diarrhea for 1 day or smaller, loss of appetite;

· acne, dry skin, mild itching or skin rash; or

· redness, pain, swelling, or another signs of infection near your fingernails or toenails.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect afatinib?

• Speak your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with afatinib, especially:

· St. John's wort; or

· an antibiotic--erythromycin, rifampin; antifungal medicine--itraconazole, ketoconazole; HIV or AIDS medicine--nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir; heart or blood pressure medication--amiodarone, quinidine, verapamil; medicine to prevent organ transplant rejection--cyclosporine, tacrolimus; seizure medication--carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin.

• This list is not complete. Another drugs may interact with afatinib, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about afatinib.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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