(tras TOO zoo mab) Brand: Herceptin
• Do not use trastuzumab if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn child.
• Till receiving trastuzumab, speak your doctor if you have heart malady, congestive heart failure, a history of heart onslaught, or any allergies or breathing problems.
• Some people receiving a trastuzumab injection have had a reaction to the infusion (when the medication is injected into the vein). Speak your caregiver right away if you feel dizzy, nauseated, light-headed, weak, itchy, or short of breath during the injection.
• Trastuzumab is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
• Trastuzumab is used to treat determined types of breast cancer or stomach cancer. Another cancer medicines are sometimes used in combination with trastuzumab.
• Trastuzumab may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Till using trastuzumab, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· congestive heart failure;
· a history of heart onslaught; or
· any allergies or breathing problems.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to receive trastuzumab, or you may need a dosage adjustment or particular trials during treatment.
• FDA pregnancy category D. Trastuzumab can reason harm to an unborn child. Do not use trastuzumab without telling your doctor if you are pregnant. Use effective birth control, and speak your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment.
• If you are pregnant, your name may need to be listed on a Cancer and Childbirth registry when you start using this medication.
• It is not known whether trastuzumab passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Trastuzumab is injected into a vein through an IV. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting. Trastuzumab should be given slowly, and the IV infusion can take up to 90 minutes to complete.
• Till you receive this medicine, you may need to undergo a biopsy to create certain trastuzumab is the right medicine to treat your cancer.
• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood will need to be tested on a regular basis. Your heart function may also need to be tested. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
• Trastuzumab is generally given once each week or each 3 weeks. Follow your doctor's instructions.
• Contact your doctor if you miss an appointment for your trastuzumab injection.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Overdose symptoms may include severe forms of some of the side effects listed in this medicine guide.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Some people receiving a trastuzumab injection have had a reaction to the infusion (when the medication is injected into the vein). Speak your caregiver right away if you feel dizzy, nauseated, light-headed, weak, itchy, or short of breath during the injection.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;
· feeling short of breath (even with mild exertion), swelling, rapid weight gain;
· cough or wheezing;
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat; or
· pale skin, trouble concentrating, light bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin.
• Smaller serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss;
· headache, muscle pain;
· sleep problems (insomnia);
· cool symptoms such as stuffy nose, sinus pain, sneezing, sore throat;
· mild rash;
· altered sense of taste; or
· weary feeling.
• 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.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with trastuzumab. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about trastuzumab.
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.
Disclaim: Each effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Multum information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Multum does not warrant that uses external of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Multum's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. Multum's drug information is an informational resource designed to assist licensed healthcare practitioners in caring for their patients and/or to serve consumers viewing this service as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners. The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way must be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safety, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the help of information Multum provides. The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.