(tucatinib)
| This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised: 01/2023 | |||
PATIENT INFORMATION | |||
Important information: If your healthcare provider prescribes TUKYSA in combination with capecitabine for your breast cancer, also read the Patient Information that comes with capecitabine. | |||
What is TUKYSA?
It is not known if TUKYSA is safe and effective in children. | |||
Before taking TUKYSA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: | |||
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Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TUKYSA may affect the way your other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way TUKYSA works. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all the medicines you take and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist every time you get a new medicine. | |||
How should I take TUKYSA? | |||
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What are the possible side effects of TUKYSA? | |||
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The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine in adults with HER2-positive breast cancer include: | |||
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The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab in adults with RAS wild-type HER2-positive colorectal cancer include: | |||
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Your healthcare provider may change your dose of TUKYSA, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with TUKYSA if you have certain side effects. | |||
How should I store TUKYSA? | |||
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Keep TUKYSA and all medicines out of reach of children. | |||
General information about the safe and effective use of TUKYSA. | |||
What are the ingredients in TUKYSA? Tablet coating: yellow film coat: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, macrogol/polyethylene glycol, talc, and yellow iron oxide non-irradiated. | |||
| This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised: 01/2023 | |||
PATIENT INFORMATION | |||
Important information: If your healthcare provider prescribes TUKYSA in combination with capecitabine for your breast cancer, also read the Patient Information that comes with capecitabine. | |||
What is TUKYSA?
It is not known if TUKYSA is safe and effective in children. | |||
Before taking TUKYSA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: | |||
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Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TUKYSA may affect the way your other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way TUKYSA works. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all the medicines you take and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist every time you get a new medicine. | |||
How should I take TUKYSA? | |||
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What are the possible side effects of TUKYSA? | |||
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The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine in adults with HER2-positive breast cancer include: | |||
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The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab in adults with RAS wild-type HER2-positive colorectal cancer include: | |||
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Your healthcare provider may change your dose of TUKYSA, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with TUKYSA if you have certain side effects. | |||
How should I store TUKYSA? | |||
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Keep TUKYSA and all medicines out of reach of children. | |||
General information about the safe and effective use of TUKYSA. | |||
What are the ingredients in TUKYSA? Tablet coating: yellow film coat: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, macrogol/polyethylene glycol, talc, and yellow iron oxide non-irradiated. | |||
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