Land: Nederland
Taal: Nederlands
Bron: CBG-MEB (College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen)
GEFITINIB
Heumann Pharma GmbH & Co. Generica KG Südwestpark 50 90449 NÜRNBERG (DUITSLAND)
L01XE02
GEFITINIB
Filmomhulde tablet
CELLULOSE, MICROKRISTALLIJN (E 460) ; CROSPOVIDON (E 1202) ; IJZEROXIDE GEEL (E 172) ; IJZEROXIDE ROOD (E 172) ; LACTOSE 1-WATER ; MAGNESIUMSTEARAAT (E 470b) ; NATRIUMLAURILSULFAAT (E 487) ; POLYETHYLEENGLYCOL (E 1521) ; POLYVINYLALCOHOL (E1203) ; POVIDON K 30 (E 1201) ; TALK (E 553 B) ; TITAANDIOXIDE (E 171)
Oraal gebruik
Gefitinib
2018-09-11
Gefitinib Heumann, 250 mg, film-coated tablets – NL/H/4107/001/DC nl pl (en) NL/p/004/21 / 1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT GEFITINIB HEUMANN 250 MG FILMOMHULDE TABLETTEN gefitinib READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. − Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. − If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. − This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. − If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET : 1. What Gefitinib Heumann is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Gefitinib Heumann 3. How to take Gefitinib Heumann 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Gefitinib Heumann 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT GEFITINIB HEUMANN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Gefitinib Heumann contains the active substance gefitinib which blocks a protein called ‘epidermal growth factor receptor’ (EGFR). This protein is involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells. Gefitinib Heumann is used to treat adults with non-small cell lung cancer. This cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE GEFITINIB HEUMANN DO NOT TAKE GEFITINIB HEUMANN − if you are allergic to gefitinib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6, ‘What Gefitinib Heumann contains’). − if you are breast-feeding. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Gefitinib Heumann − if you have ever had any other lung problems. Some lung problems may get worse during treatment with Gefitinib Heumann. − if you have ever had problems with your liver. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Gefitinib Heumann is not ind Lees het volledige document
Gefitinib Heumann, 250 mg, film-coated tablets – NL/H/4107/001/DC nl smpc (en) NL/s/003/21/1 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Gefitinib Heumann 250 mg filmomhulde tabletten 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 250 mg of gefitinib. Excipient with known effect: Each film-coated tablet contains 161 mg of lactose (as monohydrate). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet (tablet). The film-coated tablets are brown, round and biconvex, marked with “250” on one side and plain on the other. The film-coated tablets have a diameter of approx. 11.1 mm and a thickness of approx. 5.6 mm. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Gefitinib Heumann is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating mutations of EGFR-TK (see section 4.4). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Treatment with Gefitinib Heumann should be initiated and supervised by a physician experienced in the use of anticancer therapies. Posology The recommended posology of Gefitinib Heumann is one 250 mg tablet once a day. If a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as the patient remembers. If it is less than 12 hours to the next dose, the patient should not take the missed dose. Patients should not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for a forgotten dose. _Paediatric population_ The safety and efficacy of Gefitinib Heumann in children and adolescents aged less than 18 years have not been established. There is no relevant use of gefitinib in the paediatric population in the indication of NSCLC. _Hepatic impairment_ Patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C) due to cirrhosis have increased plasma concentrations of gefitinib. These patients should be closely monitored for adverse events. Plasma concentrations were not increased in patients with elevated aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phospha Lees het volledige document