Introduction
Package Leaflet: Information for the User
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg film-coated tablets EFG
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg film-coated tablets EFG
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg film-coated tablets EFG
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 or pharmacist.
- 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 or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Contents of the pack
- What is Bosutinib Dr. Reddys and what is it used for
- What you need to know before you take Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
- How to take Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
- Possible side effects
- Storage of Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
- Contents of the pack and other information
1. What is Bosutinib Dr. Reddys and what is it used for
This medicine contains the active substance bosutinib. It is used to treat adult patients who have a type of leukemia called chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with positive Philadelphia chromosome (Ph-positive) newly diagnosed or for whom previous medicines for treating CML have not been effective or are not suitable. Ph-positive CML is a blood cancer that makes the body produce too many of a specific type of white blood cell called granulocytes.
If you have any questions about how bosutinib works or why you have been prescribed this medicine, ask your doctor.
2. What you need to know before you take Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
Do not take bosutinib
- if you are allergic to bosutinib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
- if your doctor has told you that you have liver problems and that your liver is not working normally.
Warnings and precautions
Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before you start taking bosutinib:
- if you have, or have had in the past, liver problems.Tell your doctor if you have a history of liver problems, including any type of hepatitis (infection or inflammation of the liver), or a history of any of the following signs and symptoms of liver problems: itching, yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, and pain or discomfort in the upper right side of the stomach. Your doctor should perform blood tests to check your liver function before starting treatment with bosutinib and during the first 3 months of treatment with bosutinib, or as clinically indicated.
- if you have diarrhea and vomiting.Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following signs and symptoms: increased number of bowel movements per day, increased number of episodes of vomiting, blood in the vomit, in the stool, or in the urine, or appearance of black stools ("tarry" stools). Tell your doctor if treatment for vomiting may lead to a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmias. In particular, tell your doctor if you want to use any medicine that contains domperidone for the treatment of nausea and/or vomiting. Treatment of nausea or vomiting with medicines of this type, if used with Bosutinib Dr. Reddys, may cause a higher risk of dangerous cardiac arrhythmias.
- if you have bleeding problems.Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following signs and symptoms, such as abnormal bleeding or bruising without having had any injury.
- if you have an infection.Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following signs and symptoms, such as fever, problems with urination such as burning sensation while urinating, new cough, or new sore throat.
- if you have fluid retention.Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following signs and symptoms of fluid retention during treatment with bosutinib, such as swelling of the ankles, feet, or legs; difficulty breathing, chest pain, or cough (all of which may be signs of fluid retention in the lungs or chest).
- if you have heart problems.Tell your doctor if you have any heart condition, such as arrhythmias or an abnormal electrical signal called "prolonged QT interval". These problems are always important, but even more so if you have frequent or prolonged diarrhea as indicated above. If you faint (lose consciousness) or experience irregular heartbeats during treatment with bosutinib, tell your doctor immediately, as they may be signs of a serious heart condition.
- if you have been told you have kidney problems.Tell your doctor if you urinate more frequently and produce larger amounts of pale urine, or if you urinate less frequently and produce smaller amounts of dark urine. Also, tell your doctor if you lose weight or if you have swelling of the feet, ankles, legs, hands, or face.
- if you have ever had or may currently have a hepatitis B virus infection.This is because bosutinib could cause hepatitis B to become active again, which can be fatal in some cases. Your doctor should carefully check for signs of this infection before starting treatment.
- if you have or have had pancreas problems in the past.Tell your doctor if you experience abdominal pain or discomfort.
- if you have any of these symptoms: severe skin rash.Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following signs and symptoms of a painful red or purple rash that spreads and if blisters and/or other lesions appear on the mucous membranes (e.g., mouth and lips).
- if you notice any of these symptoms: side pain, blood in the urine, or decreased urine output.If your disease is very severe, your body may not be able to eliminate all the waste products from the dying cancer cells. This is known as tumor lysis syndrome and can cause kidney failure and heart problems within 48 hours of the first dose of Bosutinib Dr. Reddys. Your doctor will make sure you are properly hydrated and will give you other medicines to help prevent it.
Sun/UV Protection
During treatment with bosutinib, you may be more sensitive to the sun or UV rays. It is important that you cover exposed skin areas and use sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
Children and Adolescents
Bosutinib is not recommended for children under 18 years of age. This medicine has not been studied in children or adolescents.
Other Medicines and Bosutinib
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines, including those obtained without a prescription, vitamins, and herbal medicines. Some medicines may affect the levels of bosutinib in your body. You should tell your doctor if you are using medicines that contain the following active substances:
The following active substances may increase the risk of side effects with bosutinib:
- ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, and fluconazole, used to treat fungal infections.
- clarithromycin, telithromycin, erythromycin, and ciprofloxacin, used to treat bacterial infections.
- nefazodone, used to treat depression.
- mibefradil, diltiazem, and verapamil, used to lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure.
- ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, saquinavir, atazanavir, amprenavir, fosamprenavir, and darunavir, used to treat HIV/AIDS.
- boceprevir and telaprevir, used to treat hepatitis C.
- aprepitant, used to prevent and control nausea and vomiting.
- imatinib, used to treat a type of leukemia.
- crizotinib, used to treat a type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer.
The following active substances may reduce the effectiveness of bosutinib:
- rifampicin, used to treat tuberculosis.
- phenytoin and carbamazepine, used to treat epilepsy.
- bosentan, used to lower high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension).
- nafcillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.
- St. John's Wort (a herbal medicine that can be obtained without a prescription), used to treat depression.
- efavirenz and etravirine, used to treat HIV/AIDS.
- modafinil, used to treat certain types of sleep disorders.
You should avoid using these medicines during treatment with bosutinib. If you are using any of them, tell your doctor. It may be possible for your doctor to change the dose of these medicines, change the dose of bosutinib, or have you use a different medicine.
The following active substances may affect heart rate:
- amiodarone, disopyramide, procainamide, quinidine, and sotalol, used to treat heart disorders.
- chloroquine and halofantrine, used to treat malaria.
- clarithromycin and moxifloxacin, which are antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections.
- haloperidol, used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
- domperidone, used to treat nausea and vomiting, or to stimulate milk production.
- methadone, used to treat pain.
These medicines should be used with caution during treatment with Bosutinib Dr. Reddys. If you are taking any of them, tell your doctor.
It is possible that the medicines listed in this leaflet are not the only ones that could interact with bosutinib.
Taking bosutinib with food and drinks
Do not take bosutinib with grapefruit or grapefruit juice, as it may increase the risk of side effects.
Pregnancy, Breast-feeding, and Fertility
Bosutinib should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary, as bosutinib may harm the fetus. If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant, consult your doctor before taking bosutinib.
Women taking bosutinib should be advised to use effective contraceptive methods during treatment and for at least 1 month after the last dose. Vomiting and diarrhea may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
Ask for information about sperm preservation before starting treatment, if desired, given the risk that treatment with bosutinib may cause reduced fertility.
If you are breast-feeding, tell your doctor. Do not breast-feed during treatment with bosutinib, as it may harm the baby.
Driving and Using Machines
If you experience dizziness, have blurred vision, or feel unusual fatigue, do not drive or use machines until these side effects have disappeared.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per tablet; this is essentially "sodium-free".
3. How to take Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
Follow exactly the instructions of administration of this medicine given to you by your doctor. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Bosutinib will only be prescribed by a doctor who has experience with the medicines used to treat leukemia.
Dose and method of administration
The recommended dose is 400 mg once a day for patients with newly diagnosed CML. The recommended dose is 500 mg once a day for patients whose previous medicines for treating CML have not been effective or are not suitable. In case of moderate or severe kidney problems, your doctor will reduce the dose by 100 mg once a day for moderate kidney problems and by an additional 100 mg once a day for severe kidney problems. Your doctor may adjust the dose using the 100 mg tablets, based on your health status, according to the response to treatment and/or to the side effects you may experience. Take the tablet(s) once a day, with food. Swallow the tablet(s) whole with a little water.
If you take more bosutinib than you should
If you accidentally take too many bosutinib tablets or a higher dose than you need, go to a doctor immediately. If possible, show the doctor the pack or this leaflet. You may need medical attention.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medicine and the amount ingested.
If you forget to take bosutinib
If it has been less than 12 hours, take the recommended dose. If it has been more than 12 hours, take your next dose at the usual time the next day.
Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.
If you stop taking bosutinib
Do not stop taking bosutinib unless your doctor tells you to. If you cannot take the medicine as directed by your doctor or think you no longer need it, consult your doctor immediately.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
You should immediately consult your doctor if you experience any serious side effect (see also section 2 "What you need to know before you take Bosutinib Dr. Reddys"):
Blood disorders.Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms: bleeding, fever, or frequent bruising (you may have a blood or lymphatic system disorder).
Liver disorders.Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms: itching, yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, and pain or discomfort in the upper right side of the stomach or fever.
Stomach/intestinal disorders.Tell your doctor if you experience stomach pain, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, or vomiting.
Heart problems.Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, such as an abnormal electrical signal called "prolonged QT interval", or if you faint (lose consciousness) or have an irregular heartbeat during treatment with Bosutinib Dr. Reddys.
Reactivation of hepatitis B virus.Recurrence (reactivation) of hepatitis B virus infection if you have had hepatitis B in the past (a liver infection).
Severe skin reactions.Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of these symptoms: painful red or purple rash that spreads and if blisters and/or other lesions appear on the mucous membranes (e.g., mouth and lips).
The side effects that may occur with bosutinib are:
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 patients):
- reduction in the number of platelets, red blood cells, and/or neutrophils (a type of white blood cell).
- diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, nausea.
- fever, swelling of the hands, feet, or face, fatigue, weakness.
- respiratory tract infection.
- nasopharyngitis.
- abnormal blood tests for liver and/or pancreas function, kidney function.
- decreased appetite.
- joint pain, back pain.
- headache.
- skin rash, with itching of the skin and/or generalized itching.
- cough.
- difficulty breathing.
- feeling of instability (dizziness).
- fluid in the lungs (pleural effusion).
- itching.
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 patients):
- decrease in white blood cell count (leukopenia).
- stomach irritation (gastritis), bleeding in the stomach or intestine.
- chest pain, pain.
- toxic liver damage, abnormal liver function, including liver disorder.
- lung infection (pneumonia), flu, bronchitis.
- decrease in heart rate that predisposes to fainting, dizziness, and palpitations.
- increase in blood pressure.
- increase in potassium in the blood, decrease in phosphorus in the blood, excessive loss of body fluids (dehydration).
- muscle pain.
- alteration of taste (dysgeusia).
- acute kidney failure, kidney failure, kidney deterioration.
- fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion).
- ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
- hives (urticaria), acne.
- photosensitivity reaction (sensitivity to UV rays from the sun and other light sources).
- allergic reaction.
- abnormally high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension).
- acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).
- respiratory failure.
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 patients):
- Fever associated with a low white blood cell count (febrile neutropenia).
- Liver damage.
- Life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock).
- Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs (acute pulmonary edema).
- Skin rash.
- Inflammation of the heart or pericardium (pericarditis).
- Significant decrease in the number of granulocytes (a type of white blood cell).
- Severe skin disorder (erythema multiforme).
- Nausea, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeats, muscle cramps, seizures, urine discoloration, and fatigue related to abnormal test results (elevated potassium, uric acid, and phosphorus in the blood and decreased calcium in the blood) that can cause changes in kidney function and acute kidney failure (tumor lysis syndrome [TLS]).
Frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):
- Severe skin disorder (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis) due to an allergic reaction, exfoliative rash (desquamation)
- Interstitial lung disease (disorders that cause scarring in the lungs): signs are cough, difficulty breathing, and painful breathing.
Reporting of side effects
If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a side effect that is not listed in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medicines Monitoring System for Human Use: https://www.notificaram.es.
By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. Storage of Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the aluminum blister pack and on the carton after "EXP". The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
- This medicine does not require special storage conditions.
- Do not use this medicine if you notice that the packaging is damaged or shows signs of tampering.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and medicines you no longer need at the SIGRE point in your pharmacy. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medicines you no longer need. This will help protect the environment.
6. Package contents and additional information
Composition of Bosutinib Dr. Reddys
- The active ingredient is bosutinib. Bosutinib Dr. Reddys film-coated tablets are available in various doses.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg: each film-coated tablet contains 100 mg of bosutinib.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg: each film-coated tablet contains 400 mg of bosutinib.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg: each film-coated tablet contains 500 mg of bosutinib.
- The other ingredients are: microcrystalline cellulose (E460), sodium croscarmellose (E468), anhydrous colloidal silica, magnesium stearate. The tablet coating contains poly(vinyl alcohol) (E1203), macrogol, talc (E553b), titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide (E172, in Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg and 400 mg), red iron oxide (E172, in Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg and 500 mg).
Appearance and package contents
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg film-coated tablets are yellow and oval-shaped, biconvex, marked with the legend "C18" on one side.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg is marketed in blisters containing 28 or 112 tablets.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg is marketed in single-dose perforated blisters containing 28x1 or 112x1 tablets.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg film-coated tablets are orange and oval-shaped, biconvex, marked with the legend "C19" on one side.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg is marketed in blisters containing 28 tablets.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg is marketed in single-dose perforated blisters containing 28x1 tablets.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg film-coated tablets are pink and oval-shaped, biconvex, marked with the legend "C20" on one side.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg is marketed in blisters containing 28 tablets.
Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg is marketed in single-dose perforated blisters containing 28x1 tablets.
Only some pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorization holder
Reddy Pharma Iberia, S.A.
Avda. Josep Tarradellas nº 38
08029 Barcelona
Spain
Manufacturer
Coripharma ehf.
Reykjavikurvegur 78
IS -220 Hafnarfjordur
Iceland
This medicine is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area under the following names:
Member State | Medicine name |
Germany | Bosutinib beta 100 mg film-coated tablets Bosutinib beta 400 mg film-coated tablets Bosutinib beta 500 mg film-coated tablets |
Spain | Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 100 mg film-coated tablets EFG Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 400 mg film-coated tablets EFG Bosutinib Dr. Reddys 500 mg film-coated tablets EFG |
Iceland | Bosutinib beta |
Italy | Bosutinib Dr. Reddy’s |
Date of last revision of this leaflet:January 2024
Detailed information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/.