ABOUT ALECENSA

 

ALECENSA
contains the active ingredient Alectinib and inactive ingredients are hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium
lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, and carboxymethylcellulose calcium. Alectinib is an oral drug that blocks the activity of
anaplastic lymphoma kinase and is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. It
was developed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Japan, which is part of the
Hoffmann-La Roche group.

 

MEDICINAL USES:

Alecensa (alectinib) is a cancer medicine that
interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.Alecensa is
used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the
body. Alecensa is usually given after another medicine has been tried without success.
Alecensa was approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) on an “accelerated” basis. In clinical studies,
tumors responded to this medicine. However, further studies are needed to
determine if this medicine can lengthen survival time.

 

ALECENSA
SIDE EFFECTS:

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an
allergic reaction to Alecensa: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your
face, lips, tongue, or throat.

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A very slow heart rate;

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A light-headed feeling, like you, might pass out;

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Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness;

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Sudden chest pain or discomfort, wheezing, dry cough
or a cough with mucus, feeling short of breath;

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Liver problems – nausea, upper stomach pain, itching,
tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice yellowing
of the skin or eye.

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Do not use alectinib if you are pregnant. It could
harm the unborn baby. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while
you are using this medicine and for at least 1 week after your last dose.

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If you are a man, use effective birth control if your
sexual partner is able to get pregnant. An unborn baby can be harmed if a man
fathers the child while he is taking alectinib. Keep using birth control for at
least 3 months after your treatment ends.

 

ALECENSA PRECAUTIONS:

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Before utilizing this medicine,
tell your specialist or drug specialist your therapeutic history, particularly
of: liver infection, moderate pulse, kidney illness.

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This medication may make you
woozy or cause vision changes. Liquor or cannabis can make you more mixed up. Try
not to drive, utilize hardware, or do anything that necessities readiness or
clear vision until the point that you can do it securely. Point of confinement
mixed refreshments. Converse with your specialist on the off chance that you
are utilizing weed.

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This pharmaceutical may make you
more touchy to the sun. Point of confinement your opportunity in the sun.
Abstain from tanning stalls and sunlamps amid treatment and for no less than
multi week subsequent to ceasing this drug. Utilize sunscreen and wear
defensive attire when outside. Tell your specialist immediately in the event
that you get sunburned or have skin rankles/redness.

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Before having medical procedure,
inform your specialist or dental practitioner regarding every one of the items
you utilize (counting professionally prescribed medications, nonprescription
medications, and home grown items).

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This pharmaceutical isn’t
prescribed for use amid pregnancy. It might hurt an unborn child. It is vital
to forestall pregnancy while taking this prescription.

 

STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS:

 

 

 Do not store above 30⁰C (86⁰F).
Store in the original container to protect from light and moisture.