Pomalidomid Devatis
Pomalidomid Devatis is a medicine that treats a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma by affecting your body's immune system.
Form
kapseli, kova
Strength
1 mg
Active Ingredient
Pomalidomide
Manufacturer
Devatis GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose is 4 mg once a day, as prescribed by your doctor.
Method
Swallow the capsules whole with water. You can take them with or without food, but try to take them at the same time each day. Do not break, open, or chew the capsules.
Important
Your doctor will decide your maximum daily dose, usually starting at 4 mg. Do not take more than prescribed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling short of breath
- •Lung infections (like pneumonia or bronchitis)
- •Nose, sinus, and throat infections caused by bacteria or viruses
- •Flu-like symptoms
- •Low red blood cells (anemia), leading to tiredness and weakness
- •Low potassium in the blood, causing weakness, muscle cramps, body aches, fast heartbeat, tingling, numbness, shortness of breath, or mood changes
- •High blood sugar
- •Fast and irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation)
- •Loss of appetite
- •Constipation, diarrhea, or feeling sick to your stomach (nausea)
- •Vomiting
- •Stomach pain
- •Lack of energy
- •Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
- •Dizziness or shaking (tremor)
- •Muscle cramps or muscle weakness
- •Bone pain or back pain
- •Numbness, tingling, or burning feeling in the skin, pain in hands or feet (nerve damage)
- •Swelling in the body, including arms and legs
- •Skin rashes
- •Urinary tract infection (UTI), causing a burning feeling when peeing or needing to pee often
RARE
- •Falls
- •Bleeding in the head
- •Reduced movement or sensation in hands, arms, feet, and legs due to nerve damage
- •Numbness, itching, and tingling skin (pins and needles)
- •A spinning sensation in the head that makes it hard to stand or move normally
- •Swelling from fluid buildup
- •Hives (itchy red welts on the skin)
- •Itchy skin
- •Shingles
- •Heart attack (chest pain spreading to arms, neck, or jaw, feeling sweaty and short of breath, feeling sick)
- •Chest pain or chest infection
- •High blood pressure
- •Low red, white blood cells, and platelets (pancytopenia), making you more likely to bleed, bruise, feel tired, weak, short of breath, and get infections
- •Low lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell), often caused by infection
- •Low magnesium in the blood, causing tiredness, weakness, muscle cramps, irritability, and can lead to low calcium
- •Low phosphate in the blood, causing muscle weakness, irritability, or confusion
- •High calcium in the blood, causing slower reflexes and muscle weakness
- •High potassium in the blood, causing abnormal heart rhythm
- •Low sodium in the blood, causing tiredness, confusion, muscle twitching, seizures, or coma
- •High uric acid in the blood, causing gout (a type of arthritis)
- •Low blood pressure, causing dizziness or fainting
- •Sore or dry mouth
- •Changes in taste
- •Swollen belly
- •Feeling confused
- •Feeling depressed
- •Loss of consciousness or fainting
- •Blurry vision (cataracts)
- •Kidney damage
- •Unable to urinate
- •Abnormal liver tests
- •Pelvic pain
- •Weight loss
- •Stroke
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis), which can cause itchy skin, yellow skin/eyes, light-colored stools, dark urine, and stomach pain
- •Cancer cells breaking down and releasing harmful substances into the blood (tumor lysis syndrome), which can lead to kidney problems
- •Underactive thyroid, which can cause tiredness, sluggishness, muscle weakness, slow heart rate, and weight gain
Important Warnings
- This medicine can cause severe birth defects or death to an unborn baby. Do not take if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or plan to get pregnant. Both men and women must use effective birth control during treatment.
- Do not take if you are allergic to pomalidomide or any similar medicines (like thalidomide or lenalidomide).
- This medicine increases your risk of blood clots. Tell your doctor if you have had blood clots before.
- Stop taking the medicine and see a doctor right away if you get a serious skin rash, fever, or swollen glands.
- Patients taking this medicine for multiple myeloma may get other types of cancer. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and risks.
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- Tell your doctor right away if you notice changes in vision (blurry, losing sight), trouble speaking, weakness in arms or legs, balance problems, numbness, confusion, or memory loss. These could be signs of a serious brain disease called PML.