Lenalidomide Stada
Lenalidomide Stada is a medicine that helps your immune system fight certain cancers and stop cancer cells from growing.
Form
kapseli, kova
Strength
5 mg
Active Ingredient
Lenalidomide
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will tell you the correct dose, as it depends on your condition and other medicines you are taking.
Method
Swallow the capsules whole, preferably with water. Do not break, open, or chew them. You can take them with or without food, around the same time each day.
Important
Your doctor will determine the maximum safe daily dose based on your treatment plan.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Low red blood cells (anemia), causing tiredness and weakness.
- •Rashes, itching.
- •Muscle cramps, muscle weakness, muscle pain, bone pain, joint pain, back pain, limb pain.
- •General swelling, including in arms and legs.
- •Weakness, tiredness.
- •Fever and flu-like symptoms (fever, muscle aches, headache, earache, cough, chills).
- •Numbness, tingling, or burning sensation in skin, hand or foot pain, dizziness, trembling.
- •Decreased appetite, altered taste.
- •Increased pain, tumor size, or redness around the tumor.
- •Weight loss.
- •Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, heartburn.
- •Low potassium, calcium, and/or sodium in blood.
- •Underactive thyroid.
- •Leg pain (may be a blood clot symptom), chest pain, or shortness of breath (may be a lung clot symptom).
- •All types of infections, including sinus, lung, and upper respiratory infections.
- •Shortness of breath.
- •Blurred or weakened vision, clouding of the eye (cataract).
- •Kidney problems (kidneys not working normally).
- •Abnormal or increased liver function test results.
- •Changes in blood protein causing blood vessel swelling (vasculitis).
- •High or low blood sugar (diabetes).
- •Headache.
- •Nosebleeds.
- •Dry skin.
- •Depression, mood changes, sleep problems.
- •Cough.
- •Low blood pressure.
- •General feeling of unwellness.
- •Sore, inflamed mouth, dry mouth.
- •Dehydration.
- •Speech problems.
- •Liver damage.
- •Balance problems, difficulty moving.
- •Deafness, ringing in ears (tinnitus).
- •Nerve pain, unpleasant or abnormal sensations, especially to touch.
- •Excess iron in the body.
- •Thirst.
- •Confusion.
- •Toothache.
- •Falls that can cause injury.
- •Red blood cell destruction (hemolytic anemia).
- •Certain types of skin tumors.
- •Bleeding from gums, stomach, or intestines.
- •High blood pressure, slow, fast or irregular heartbeat.
- •Increased substance from normal/abnormal red blood cell breakdown.
- •Increased protein indicating inflammation.
- •Skin darkening, discolored skin due to bleeding, usually bruising, skin swelling from blood leaks, bruising.
- •Increased uric acid in blood.
- •Skin symptoms (redness, cracking, scaling, peeling skin), hives.
- •Increased sweating, night sweats.
- •Difficulty swallowing, sore throat, hoarseness, or voice changes.
- •Runny nose.
- •Urinating much more or less than usual, or inability to control urine.
- •Blood in urine.
- •Shortness of breath, especially when lying down (may be a sign of heart failure).
- •Erectile dysfunction.
- •Stroke, fainting, vertigo (inner ear problem causing spinning sensation), temporary loss of consciousness.
- •Chest pain radiating to arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach, sweating, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting (may be heart attack symptoms).
- •Muscle weakness, lack of energy.
- •Neck pain, chest pain.
- •Chills.
- •Swollen joints.
- •Slowed or blocked bile flow from liver.
- •Low blood phosphate or magnesium.
RARE
- •Bleeding inside the skull.
- •Circulation problems.
- •Loss of vision.
- •Decreased sex drive.
- •High urine output with bone pain and weakness (Fanconi syndrome, a kidney disease).
- •Yellow skin/eyes (jaundice), pale stools, dark urine, itchy skin, rash, stomach pain/swelling (signs of liver damage/failure).
- •Stomach pain, swelling, or diarrhea (signs of colon/appendix inflammation).
- •Kidney cell damage (renal tubular necrosis).
- •Skin color changes, sensitivity to sunlight.
- •Tumor lysis syndrome (metabolic complications from cancer treatment, leading to kidney/heart problems, seizures, possibly death).
- •High blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs (pulmonary hypertension).
- •Sudden or mild but worsening upper stomach/back pain for several days, possibly with nausea, vomiting, fever, and fast pulse (signs of pancreas inflammation).
- •Wheezing, shortness of breath, or dry cough (signs of lung tissue inflammation).
- •Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis), causing muscle pain, weakness, or swelling, possibly leading to kidney problems.
- •Skin disease caused by small blood vessel inflammation, with joint pain and fever (leukocytoclastic vasculitis).
- •Stomach or intestinal wall perforation (hole).
- •Viral infections, including shingles (painful blistering rash) and reactivated hepatitis B.
- •Solid organ transplant rejection (e.g., kidney, heart).
Important Warnings
- Do not use Lenalidomide Stada if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, as it can harm the unborn child.
- If you can become pregnant, you must use effective birth control during treatment and for a specific period after, as advised by your doctor.
- Do not use Lenalidomide Stada if you are allergic to lenalidomide or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have had blood clots or have a high risk of getting them during treatment.
- Tell your doctor if you have symptoms of an infection, such as a cough or fever.
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- Tell your doctor if you have had viral infections (e.g., hepatitis B, chickenpox, or HIV), as this medicine may reactivate them.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, as your dose may need to be adjusted.
- Tell your doctor if you have had a heart attack, blood clots, or if you smoke, have high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.
- Tell your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to thalidomide in the past.
- Seek immediate medical help if you develop a widespread rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, or other symptoms of a severe skin reaction (such as DRESS or Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
- Contact your doctor immediately if you have a fever, chills, sore throat, cough, or mouth sores (signs of infection).
- Contact your doctor immediately if you have bleeding or bruising without a clear reason.
- Contact your doctor immediately if you have bone pain, muscle weakness, confusion, or tiredness (these can be signs of high calcium levels in your blood).
- Contact your doctor immediately if your vision changes, you have trouble speaking, weakness in arms or legs, balance problems, numbness, or memory loss (these can be symptoms of a serious brain disease called PML).
- Contact your doctor immediately if you have shortness of breath, tiredness, dizziness, chest pain, fast heartbeat, or swollen legs or ankles (these can be signs of pulmonary hypertension).