Pomalidomid Devatis
Pomalidomid Devatis is a medicine used to treat a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma.
Form
kapseli, kova
Strength
4 mg
Active Ingredient
Pomalidomide
Manufacturer
Devatis GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
The recommended starting dose is 4 mg once daily.
Method
Swallow the capsules whole with water. You can take them with or without food, around the same time each day. Do not break, open, or chew the capsules.
Important
The highest daily dose is usually 4 mg, as prescribed by your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Shortness of breath
- •Lung infections (pneumonia and bronchitis)
- •Nose, sinus, and throat bacterial or viral infections
- •Flu-like symptoms (influenza)
- •Low red blood cell count (anemia), causing tiredness and weakness
- •Low potassium in the blood (hypokalemia), causing weakness, muscle cramps, muscle pain, heart palpitations, tingling or numbness, shortness of breath, mood changes
- •High blood sugar
- •Fast and irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation)
- •Loss of appetite
- •Constipation, diarrhea, or nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Stomach pain
- •Lack of energy
- •Difficulty falling asleep or waking up often
- •Dizziness, tremors
- •Muscle cramps, muscle weakness
- •Bone pain, back pain
- •Numbness, tingling, or burning sensation in the skin; pain in hands or feet (peripheral sensory neuropathy)
- •Body swelling, including arms and legs
- •Rashes
- •Urinary tract infection, causing burning during urination or frequent urination
- •Falls
- •Bleeding in the head
- •Reduced movement or sensation in hands, arms, feet, and legs due to nerve damage (peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy)
- •Skin numbness, itching, and tingling (paresthesia)
- •Spinning sensation in the head (vertigo), making it difficult to stand or move normally
- •Swelling caused by fluid retention
- •Hives (urticaria)
- •Skin itching
- •Shingles
- •Heart attack (chest pain spreading to arms, neck, jaw, with sweating and shortness of breath, feeling sick or vomiting)
- •Chest pain, lung or bronchial infection
- •High blood pressure
- •Simultaneous decrease in red and white blood cells and platelets (pancytopenia), making you more prone to bleeding and bruising, tiredness, weakness, shortness of breath, and infections
- •Decreased number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell), often due to infection (lymphopenia)
- •Low magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia), causing tiredness, general weakness, muscle cramps, irritability, and can lead to low calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia), causing numbness and/or tingling in hands, feet or lips, muscle cramps, muscle weakness, disorientation, confusion
- •Low phosphate in the blood (hypophosphatemia), causing muscle weakness and irritability or confusion
- •High calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia), causing slower reflexes and weakness in skeletal muscles
- •High potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia), causing abnormal heart rhythm
- •Low sodium in the blood (hyponatremia), causing tiredness, confusion, muscle twitching, seizures, or coma
- •High uric acid in the blood, causing joint inflammation called gout
- •Low blood pressure, causing dizziness or fainting
- •Mouth pain or dry mouth
- •Changes in taste
- •Abdominal swelling
- •Confusion
- •Depression
- •Loss of consciousness, fainting
- •Blurred vision (cataract)
- •Kidney damage
- •Inability to urinate
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Pelvic pain
- •Weight loss
RARE
- •Stroke
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis), which can cause itchy skin, yellowing of skin and whites of eyes (jaundice), light-colored stools, dark urine, and stomach pain
- •Breakdown of cancer cells releasing toxic substances into the blood (tumor lysis syndrome), which can lead to kidney problems
- •Underactive thyroid gland, causing symptoms like tiredness, sluggishness, muscle weakness, slow heart rate, and weight gain
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are planning to get pregnant, as it can cause serious birth defects or death to an unborn baby.
- You must use reliable birth control during treatment and for a period after, as advised by your doctor, even if you are a man.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you have ever had blood clots, as Pomalidomid Devatis can increase this risk.
- Seek immediate medical help if you get a severe allergic reaction with symptoms like rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, or trouble breathing.
- Tell your doctor if you develop new skin changes or growths, as there is a risk of other types of cancer, including skin cancer.
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- Contact your doctor right away if you experience blurred vision, memory loss, confusion, speech difficulties, or weakness in an arm or leg, as these could be signs of a serious brain disease (PML).