Patient Information Leaflet: Nilotinib Teva
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg Hard Capsules EFG
Nilotinib Teva 200 mg Hard Capsules EFG
Read this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
1. What is Nilotinib Teva and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before you start taking Nilotinib Teva
3. How to take Nilotinib Teva
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Nilotinib Teva
6. Contents of the pack and additional information
What is Nilotinib Teva
Nilotinib Teva is a medication that contains an active ingredient called nilotinib.
What is Nilotinib Teva used for
Nilotinib is used to treat a type of leukemia called chronic myeloid leukemia with Philadelphia chromosome positive (CML Ph-positive). CML is a blood cancer that causes the body to produce an excess of abnormal white blood cells.
Nilotinib is used in adult and pediatric patients with newly diagnosed CML or in patients with CML who no longer benefit from previous treatment, including imatinib. It is also used in adult and pediatric patients who have experienced severe adverse effects with previous treatment and cannot continue using it.
How Nilotinib Teva works
In patients with CML, a change in DNA (genetic material) generates a signal that causes the body to produce abnormal white blood cells. Nilotinib blocks this signal and therefore interrupts the production of these cells.
Monitoring during Nilotinib Teva treatment
Regular monitoring will be performed during treatment, including blood tests. These tests will control:
Heart rate will also be monitored using a machine that measures the heart's electrical activity (an electrocardiogram, or ECG).
Your doctor will regularly evaluate your treatment and decide if you should continue taking nilotinib. If they instruct you to stop taking this medication, they will continue to monitor your CML and, if necessary, may instruct you to restart treatment with nilotinib.
If you have any questions about how nilotinib works or the reason why you or your child has been prescribed this medication, consult with your doctor.
Follow carefully all the instructions given by your doctor, even if they differ from the general information contained in this leaflet.
Do not take Nilotinib Teva.
If you think you may be allergic, inform your doctor before taking Nilotinib Teva.
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take Nilotinib Teva:
If any of these cases apply to you or your child, inform your doctor.
During treatment with Nilotinib Teva
If you are the parents of a child being treated with Nilotinib Teva, inform your doctor if any of the conditions described above occur in your child.
Children and adolescents
Nilotinib Teva is used to treat children and adolescents with CML. There is no experience of the use of this medicine in children under 2 years of age. There is limited experience in children under 10 years of age with new diagnosis and limited experience in children under 6 years of age with patients who did not benefit from previous treatment for CML.
Some children and adolescents being treated with Nilotinib Teva may experience slower than normal growth. Your doctor will monitor growth during regular visits.
Other medicines and Nilotinib Teva
Nilotinib Teva may interact with other medicines.
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have taken recently or may need to take any other medicine. These include, in particular:
You should avoid using these medicines during treatment with Nilotinib Teva. If you are taking any of these medicines, your doctor may prescribe alternative medicines.
If you are taking statins (a type of medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood), talk to your doctor or pharmacist. If you use Nilotinib Teva with certain statins, it may increase the risk of statin-related muscle problems, which in rare cases can cause severe muscle degeneration (rhabdomyolysis) that can lead to kidney damage.
Also, inform your doctor or pharmacist before taking Nilotinib Teva if you are taking any antacids, which are medicines against stomach acid. These medicines should be taken separately from Nilotinib Teva:
You should also inform your doctor if you are already taking Nilotinib Teva and are prescribed a new medicine that you have not taken before during treatment with Nilotinib Teva.
Taking Nilotinib Teva with food and drinks
Do not take Nilotinib Teva with meals. Food may increase the absorption of Nilotinib Teva and therefore increase the amount of Nilotinib Teva in the blood, possibly to a dangerous level. Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. It may increase the amount of Nilotinib Teva in the blood, possibly to a dangerous level.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
Driving and using machines
If you experience side effects (such as dizziness or vision problems) that may affect your ability to drive safely or use tools or machines after taking this medicine, you should avoid these activities until the effect has disappeared.
Nilotinib Teva contains lactose
This medicine contains lactose (also known as milk sugar). If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to certain sugars, consult with him before taking this medicine.
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per film-coated tablet; this is, essentially "sodium-free".
Follow exactly the administration instructions of this medication indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
How much Nilotinib Teva to take
Use in adults
Use in children and adolescents
Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose depending on how you respond to treatment.
Patients aged 65 or older
Nilotinib Teva can be used by patients aged 65 or older at the same dose as the rest of adults.
When to take Nilotinib Teva
Take the hard capsules:
Consult with your doctor or pharmacist if you have doubts about when to take this medication. Taking Nilotinib Teva every day at the same time will help you remember when to take the hard capsules.
How to take Nilotinib Teva
For how long to take Nilotinib Teva
Take nilotinib every day for the time your doctor tells you. This is a long-term treatment. Your doctor will monitor your situation periodically to check that the treatment is having the desired effect.
Your doctor may consider stopping your treatment with nilotinib based on specific criteria.
If you have doubts about how long you should take nilotinib, consult your doctor.
If you take more Nilotinib Teva than you should
If you have taken more nilotinib than you should, or if someone else accidentally takes your hard capsules, contact a doctor or hospital quickly. Show the box of hard capsules and this leaflet. You may need medical treatment.
If you forget to take Nilotinib Teva
If you have forgotten to take a dose, take the next dose at your usual time. Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed capsule.
If you interrupt treatment with Nilotinib Teva
Do not stop treatment with this medication unless your doctor tells you to. Stopping treatment with nilotinib without your doctor's recommendation puts you at risk of worsening your disease, which could have fatal consequences. Make sure to discuss it with your doctor, nurse, and/or pharmacist if you are thinking of stopping treatment with nilotinib.
If your doctor recommends stopping treatment with Nilotinib Teva
Your doctor will regularly evaluate your treatment with a specific diagnostic test and decide whether you should continue taking this medication. If they tell you to stop nilotinib, they will continue to monitor your LMC before, during, and after stopping nilotinib, and if necessary, they may recommend that you restart treatment with nilotinib.
If you have any other doubts about the use of this medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. Most side effects are mild to moderate and usually disappear after a few days or weeks of treatment.
Some side effects can be serious.
Contact your doctor immediately if you notice any of the side effects described.
Some side effects are very common(may affect more than 1 in 10patients)
Some side effects are common(may affect up to 1 in 10patients)
Some side effects are uncommon(may affect up to 1 in 100patients)
Some side effects are rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000patients)
The following side effects have been reported with unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from available data):
Reporting of adverse effects
If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible adverse effect that does not appear in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish System for the Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use: http://www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
Composition of Nilotinib Teva
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg: each hard capsule contains 150 mg of nilotinib (as dihydrochloride hydrate).
The other components are:
Capule content:lactose monohydrate, crospovidone type A (E1202), anhydrous colloidal silica (E551), magnesium stearate (E470b)
Capsule coating:hypromellose (E464), purified water, carrageenan (E407), potassium chloride (E508), erythrosine (E127), yellow iron oxide (E172), red iron oxide (E172), titanium dioxide (E171)
Printing ink:Shellac (E904), propylene glycol (E1520), potassium hydroxide (E525), black iron oxide (E172)
See section 2, Nilotinib Teva 150 mg contains lactose and sodium.
Nilotinib Teva 200 mg: each hard capsule contains 200 mg of nilotinib (as dihydrochloride hydrate).
The other components are:
Capule content:lactose monohydrate, crospovidone type A (E1202), anhydrous colloidal silica (E551), magnesium stearate (E470b)
Capsule coating:hypromellose (E464), purified water, carrageenan (E407), potassium chloride (E508), yellow iron oxide (E172), titanium dioxide (E171)
Printing ink:Shellac (E904), propylene glycol (E1520), potassium hydroxide (E525), black iron oxide (E172)
See section 2, Nilotinib Teva 200 mg contains lactose.
Appearance of the product and contents of the package
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg hard capsules are red, opaque, size 1 capsules with the imprint "150 mg" in black on the body. The contents of the hard capsules are a white to yellowish powder.
Nilotinib Teva 200 mg hard capsules are yellowish clear, opaque, size 0 capsules with the imprint "200 mg" in black on the body. The contents of the hard capsules are a white to yellowish powder.
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg hard capsules are available in blistersPVC/PE/PVdC//Al u OPA/Al/PVC//Al: Packages of 28, 30 and 40 hard capsules and multi-packages of 112 (4 packages of 28), 120 (3 packages of 40) and 392 (14 packages of 28) hard capsules.
Nilotinib Teva 150 mg hard capsules are available in single-dose blistersPVC/PE/PVdC//Al u OPA/Al/PVC//Al: Packages of 28 hard capsules, 30 hard capsules, 40 hard capsules and 112 hard capsules and multi-packages of 112 hard capsules (4 packages of 28 hard capsules), 120 hard capsules (3 packages of 40 hard capsules) and 392 hard capsules (14 packages of 28 hard capsules).
Nilotinib Teva 200 mg hard capsules are available in blistersPVC/PE/PVdC//Al u OPA/Al/PVC//Al: Packages of 28, 30 and 40 hard capsules and multi-packages of 112 (4 packages of 28), 120 (3 packages of 40) and 392 (14 packages of 28) hard capsules.
Nilotinib Teva 200 mg hard capsules are available in single-dose blistersPVC/PE/PVdC//Al u OPA/Al/PVC//Al: Packages of 28 hard capsules, 30 hard capsules, 40 hard capsules and 112 hard capsules and multi-packages of 112 hard capsules (4 packages of 28 hard capsules), 120 hard capsules (3 packages of 40 hard capsules) and 392 hard capsules (14 packages of 28 hard capsules).
Only some package sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorization holder and responsible manufacturer
Marketing authorization holder
Teva GmbH
Graf-Arco-Str. 3
Ulm, 89079
Germany
Responsible manufacturer
PharOS MT Ltd.
HF62X, Hal Far Industrial Estate,
Birzebbugia BBG3000
Malta
PharOS Pharmaceutical Oriented
Services Ltd.
Lesvou Street End, Thesi Loggos Industrial Zone, Metamorfossi, 144 52
Greece
Local representative:
Teva Pharma, S.L.U.
C/ Anabel Segura, 11 Edificio Albatros B, 1ª planta
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid)
Spain
Last review date of this leaflet: May 2024
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