Ingredients: Tucatinib 150mg
Brand: Tucaxen
Manufacturer: Everest Bangladesh
Specification: box of 30 tablets

Who is Tucaxen Tucatinib 150mg indicated for?

Tucaxen Tucatinib 150mg is used in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine to treat advanced breast cancer with HER2 metastasis (cancer that has spread to include the brain) or cancer that cannot be removed by surgery in patients with breast cancer. patients who have received one or more anti-HER2 breast cancer therapies. It belongs to a group of drugs, known as anticancer drugs.
Tucaxen 150 interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal cells can also be affected by the drug, other undesirable effects will also occur. Some of these can be serious and must be reported to your doctor.
Patients take this medication as directed by their doctor.

Tucaxen drug Tucatinib 150mg not used for which subjects?

When deciding to use Tucaxen, the risks of taking the drug must be weighed against the benefits it offers. This is a decision that you and your doctor will make. For this medication, the following should be considered:

People with allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this or any other medicine. Also tell your healthcare professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For over-the-counter products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Pediatrics
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of tucatinib in the pediatric population. Safety and effectiveness have not been established.

Geriatrics

Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of tucatinib in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to experience more serious adverse events (eg, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting), which may require caution in patients receiving this medicine.

Breastfeeding Women

There are no adequate studies in women to determine infant risk when using this medicine during breast-feeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.

Drug interactions

Although certain medicines should not be used together, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction may occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change your dosage or take other precautions that may be needed. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using Tucaxen Tucatinib 150mg with any of the following medicines is generally not recommended, but may be needed in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change how much or how often you use one or both medicines
Abametapir
Abiraterone Acetate
Alfentanil
apalutamide
Carbamazepine
Clopidogrel
Cyclosporine
Deferasirox
Digoxin
Dihydroergotamine
Dofetilide
Enzalutamide
Ergotamine
Fedratinib
Fentanyl

Side Effects:
The most common adverse reactions are:

Diarrhea, hand-foot syndrome, nausea, fatigue, liver problems, vomiting, mouth sores/ pain, weight loss, muscle/ joint pain, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, headache, anemia, and rash.

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