SUNITINIB BLUEPHARMA INDUSTRIA 12.5 mg HARD CAPSULES

Introduction

Patient Information: Summary of Product Characteristics

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 12.5 mg hard capsules EFG

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 25 mg hard capsules EFG

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 37.5 mg hard capsules EFG

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 50 mg hard capsules 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 experience 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

1. What Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria
3. How to take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria
6. Contents of the pack and other information

1. What Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria is and what it is used for

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria contains the active substance sunitinib, which is a protein kinase inhibitor. It is used to treat cancer and works by preventing the activity of a special group of proteins involved in the growth and proliferation of cancer cells.

Sunitinib is used to treat adults with the following types of cancer:

• Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of stomach and intestine cancer, when imatinib (another anti-tumor medicine) has failed or when imatinib cannot be taken.
• Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), a type of kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
• Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) (tumors of the hormone-producing cells in the pancreas) that have progressed or cannot be removed by surgery.

If you have any questions about how sunitinib works or why this medicine has been prescribed for you, ask your doctor.

2. What you need to know before you take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

Do not take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

• If you are allergic to sunitinib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).

Warnings and precautions

Tell your doctor before you start taking Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria:

• If you have high blood pressure. Sunitinib may increase blood pressure. Your doctor may check your blood pressure during treatment with Sunitinib and, if necessary, treat you with medicines to reduce blood pressure.
• If you have or have had blood disorders, bleeding problems, or bruising.Treatment with Sunitinib may lead to a high risk of bleeding or changes in the number of certain blood cells, which can cause anemia or affect blood clotting. If you are taking warfarin or acenocoumarol, medicines that thin the blood to prevent clots, there may be a higher risk of bleeding. If you experience any bleeding during treatment with sunitinib, consult your doctor.

• If you have heart problems.Sunitinib may cause heart problems. Tell your doctor if you feel very tired, short of breath, or if your feet and ankles are swollen.
• If you have changes in heart rhythm.Sunitinib may cause changes in heart rhythm. Your doctor may perform electrocardiograms to evaluate these problems during treatment with this medicine. Tell your doctor if you feel dizzy, weak, or have irregular heartbeats during treatment with sunitinib.
• If you have had recent blood clots in veins and/or arteries (types of blood vessels), including stroke, heart attack, embolism, or thrombosisContact your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as chest pain or pressure, arm, back, neck, or jaw pain, shortness of breath, numbness or weakness on one side of the body, speech problems, headache, or dizziness while taking this medicine.
• If you have or have had an aneurysm(enlargement and weakening of the wall of a blood vessel) or a tear in the wall of a blood vessel.
• If you suffer or have suffered from damage to the small blood vessels, known as thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA).Contact your doctor if you experience fever, fatigue, tiredness, bruising, bleeding, swelling, confusion, vision loss, and seizures.
• If you have thyroid problems.Sunitinib may cause thyroid problems. Tell your doctor if you feel more tired than usual, feel colder than others, or your voice becomes hoarse while taking sunitinib. Before treatment with this medicine, thyroid function should be checked and periodically monitored while taking it. If your thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone, you may be treated with thyroid hormone replacement.
• If you have or have had pancreatic or gallbladder disorders.Contact your doctor if you develop any of the following signs and symptoms: stomach pain (upper abdomen), nausea, vomiting, and fever. These may be caused by inflammation of the pancreas or gallbladder.

• If you have or have had liver problems.Tell your doctor if you develop any of the following signs and symptoms of liver problems during treatment with sunitinib: itching, yellow eyes or skin, dark urine, and pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach area. Your doctor should perform blood tests to monitor liver function before and during treatment with sunitinib, as well as when clinically indicated.
• If you have or have had kidney problems.Your doctor will monitor your kidney function.
• If you are going to have surgery or have had a recent operation.Sunitinib may affect wound healing. If you are going to have an operation, you will usually stop taking sunitinib. Your doctor will decide when to start taking sunitinib again.

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• If you have or have had pain in the mouth, teeth, and/or jaw, swelling, or ulcers inside the mouth, numbness, or a feeling of heaviness in the jaw, or if you feel that a tooth is loose, tell your doctor and dentist immediately.
• If you need to have invasive dental treatment or dental surgery, tell your dentist that you are taking sunitinib, especially if you are also being treated with intravenous bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are medicines used to prevent bone complications that may have been given for another medical condition.

• If you have or have had skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders.During treatment with this medicine, "pyoderma gangrenosum" (painful skin ulceration) or "necrotizing fasciitis" (rapidly spreading skin/soft tissue infection that can be life-threatening) may occur. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms of infection around a skin lesion, such as fever, pain, redness, swelling, or discharge of pus or blood. This reaction is usually reversible after stopping sunitinib. Cases of severe skin rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme) have been reported with sunitinib, which initially had the appearance of target-like spots or circular patches, often accompanied by central blisters. This rash may progress to widespread blisters or skin peeling, and can be life-threatening. Contact your doctor immediately if you develop a skin rash or the skin symptoms indicated.
• If you have or have had seizures.If you have high blood pressure, headache, or vision loss, tell your doctor as soon as possible.
• If you have diabetes.Blood glucose levels should be regularly checked in diabetic patients to assess whether it is necessary to adjust the dose of the anti-diabetic medicine to minimize the risk of low blood sugar. Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you experience signs and symptoms of low blood sugar (fatigue, palpitations, sweating, hunger, and loss of consciousness).

Children and adolescents

Sunitinib is not recommended for use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.

Other medicines and Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines, including those obtained without a prescription.

Some medicines may affect the levels of sunitinib in your body. You should tell your doctor if you are taking medicines that contain the following active substances:

• ketoconazole, itraconazole - used to treat fungal infections
• erythromycin, clarithromycin, rifampicin - used to treat infections
• ritonavir - used to treat AIDS
• dexamethasone - a corticosteroid used for various diseases (such as allergic/respiratory disorders or skin diseases)
• phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital: used to treat epilepsy and other neurological diseases
• herbal medicines containing St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) - used to treat depression and anxiety

Taking Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria with food and drinks

You should avoid taking grapefruit juice while taking Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

If you can become pregnant, you should use a reliable method of contraception during treatment with sunitinib.

If you are breastfeeding, tell your doctor. You should not breastfeed while taking this medicine.

Driving and using machines

If you experience dizziness or unusual tiredness, be careful when driving or using machines.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria contains sodium

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per capsule; this is essentially "sodium-free".

3. How to take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

Take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor again.

Your doctor will prescribe a suitable dose for you, depending on the type of cancer being treated. If you are being treated for GIST or mRCC, the usual dose is 50 mg once a day for 28 days (4 weeks), followed by 14 days (2 weeks) without treatment, in 6-week cycles. If you are being treated for pNET, the usual dose is 37.5 mg once a day without a break.

Your doctor will determine the suitable dose that you should take and whether you should stop treatment with Sunitinib and when.

This medicine can be taken with or without food.

If you take more Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria than you should

If you have accidentally taken too many capsules, talk to your doctor immediately.

You may need medical attention.

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, contact your doctor or call the Toxicology Information Service, telephone 91 562 04 20, indicating the medicine and the amount taken.

If you forget to take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.

4. Possible Adverse Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them.

You should contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of these serious adverse effects (see also What you need to know before starting to take Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria):

Heart problems.Consult your doctor if you feel very tired, are short of breath, or have swollen feet and ankles. These may be symptoms of heart problems that can include heart failure and heart muscle problems (cardiomyopathy).

Lung or respiratory problems.Consult your doctor if you develop a cough, chest pain, sudden breathing problems, or cough up blood. These may be symptoms of a condition called pulmonary embolism that occurs when blood clots travel to the lungs.

Kidney problems.Consult your doctor if you experience a change in the frequency or absence of urination, as these may be symptoms of kidney failure.

Bleeding.Consult your doctor if you have any of these symptoms or a serious bleeding problem during treatment with sunitinib: painful or swollen stomach (abdomen); vomiting blood; having black and tarry stools; urinating with blood; having a headache or changes in mental status; coughing up blood or bloody sputum from the lungs or airways.

Destruction of the tumor producing a perforation in the intestine.Consult your doctor if you have severe abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, blood in the stool, or changes in bowel habits.

Other adverse effects with sunitinib may include:

Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people

• Reduction in the number of platelets, red blood cells, and/or white blood cells (e.g., neutrophils).
• Difficulty breathing.
• High blood pressure.
• Extreme fatigue, loss of strength.
• Rapid swelling of tissues caused by fluids under the skin and around the eye, severe allergic rash.
• Mouth pain/irritation, mouth ulcers/inflammation/dryness, taste disorders, stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain/swelling, loss/decreased appetite.
• Decreased activity of the thyroid gland (hypothyroidism).
• Dizziness.
• Headache.
• Nosebleeds.
• Back pain, joint pain.
• Pain in arms and legs.
• Yellowing/discoloration of the skin, excessive skin pigmentation, hair color change, rash on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, rash, dry skin.
• Cough.
• Fever.
• Difficulty sleeping.

Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people

• Blood clots in blood vessels.
• Lack of blood flow to the heart muscle due to obstruction or constriction of the coronary arteries.
• Chest pain.
• Decreased amount of blood pumped by the heart.
• Fluid retention, including around the lungs.
• Infections.
• Complication of a severe infection (the infection is present in the bloodstream) that can cause tissue damage, organ failure, and death.
• Decreased blood sugar level (see section 2).
• Loss of protein in the urine that can cause swelling.
• Pseudogrippal syndrome.
• Alteration of blood tests including pancreatic and liver enzymes.
• Elevated uric acid level in blood.
• Hemorrhoids, rectal pain, gum bleeding, difficulty swallowing or inability to swallow.
• Burning sensation or pain in the tongue, inflammation of the digestive tract lining, excess gas in the stomach or intestine.
• Weight loss.
• Musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles and bones), muscle weakness, muscle fatigue, muscle pain, muscle spasms.
• Nasal dryness, nasal congestion.
• Excessive tear production.
• Abnormal sensation in the skin, itching, scaly and inflamed skin, blisters, acne, nail color change, hair loss.
• Abnormal sensations in the limbs.
• Abnormally decreased/increased sensitivity, especially to touch.
• Heartburn.
• Dehydration.
• Hot flashes.
• Abnormal urine color.
• Depression.
• Chills.

Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people

• Potentially life-threatening infection of the soft tissues, including the anogenital region (see section 2).
• Stroke.
• Heart attack caused by interruption or reduction of blood flow to the heart.
• Changes in the electrical activity or abnormal heart rhythm.
• Fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion).
• Liver failure.
• Stomach pain (abdomen) caused by pancreas inflammation.
• Destruction of the tumor that causes a hole in the intestine (perforation).
• Inflammation (swelling and redness) of the gallbladder, with or without gallstones.
• Abnormal tube-like structure from a normal body cavity to another body cavity or to the skin.
• Pain in the mouth, teeth, and/or jaw, swelling or ulcers inside the mouth, numbness or a feeling of heaviness in the jaw, or feeling that a tooth is loose. These can be signs and symptoms of jawbone damage (osteonecrosis), see section 2.
• Overproduction of thyroid hormones that increase the amount of energy the body consumes at rest.
• Problems with wound healing after surgery.
• Elevated level in blood of an enzyme (creatine phosphokinase) of the muscle.
• Excessive reaction to an allergen, including pollen allergy, skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of body parts, and difficulty breathing.
• Inflammation of the colon (colitis, ischemic colitis).

Rare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people

• Severe skin and/or mucous membrane reaction (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme).
• Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS): TLS encompasses a series of metabolic complications that can occur during cancer treatment. These complications are caused by products released by dying cancer cells and can include nausea, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, muscle cramps, seizures, darkening of the urine, and fatigue, associated with abnormal laboratory test results (high levels of potassium, uric acid, and phosphorus, and low levels of calcium in the blood) that can lead to changes in kidney function and acute kidney failure.
• Abnormal muscle breakdown that can cause kidney problems (rhabdomyolysis).
• Abnormal changes in the brain that can cause a range of symptoms including headache, confusion, seizures, and loss of vision (posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome).
• Painful skin ulceration (pyoderma gangrenosum).
• Liver inflammation (hepatitis).
• Thyroid gland inflammation.
• Damage to the smallest blood vessels known as thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA).

Frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):

• Increase and weakening of the wall of a blood vessel or tear of the blood vessel wall (aneurysms and arterial dissections).
• Lack of energy, confusion, drowsiness, loss of consciousness/coma: these symptoms can be signs of cerebral toxicity caused by high levels of ammonia in the blood (hyperammonemic encephalopathy).

Reporting of Adverse Effects

If you experience any adverse effect, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if it is a possible adverse effect not listed in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: https://www.notificaram.es By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the carton, bottle, and blister pack 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 any unused medicines in the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. In case of doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and any unused medicines. This will help protect the environment.

6. Package Contents and Additional Information

Composition of Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria

The active ingredient is sunitinib.

Each capsule contains sunitinib hydrochloride equivalent to 12.5 mg of sunitinib.

Each capsule contains sunitinib hydrochloride equivalent to 25 mg of sunitinib.

Each capsule contains sunitinib hydrochloride equivalent to 37.5 mg of sunitinib.

Each capsule contains sunitinib hydrochloride equivalent to 50 mg of sunitinib.

The other ingredients are:

• Capsule content:mannitol, croscarmellose sodium, povidone (K-25), and magnesium stearate.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 12.5 mg Hard Capsules

• Capsule shell:gelatin, red iron oxide (E172), and titanium dioxide (E171)
• Printing ink:shellac, propylene glycol, black iron oxide (E172), concentrated ammonia solution, potassium hydroxide.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 25 mg Hard Capsules

• Capsule shell:gelatin, red iron oxide (E172), titanium dioxide (E171), and yellow iron oxide.
• Printing ink:shellac, propylene glycol, black iron oxide (E172), concentrated ammonia solution, potassium hydroxide.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 37.5 mg Hard Capsules

• Capsule shell:gelatin, titanium dioxide (E171), and yellow iron oxide.
• Printing ink:shellac, propylene glycol, black iron oxide (E172), concentrated ammonia solution, potassium hydroxide.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 50 mg Hard Capsules

• Capsule shell:gelatin, red iron oxide (E172), titanium dioxide (E171), and yellow iron oxide.
• Printing ink:shellac, propylene glycol, black iron oxide (E172), concentrated ammonia solution, potassium hydroxide.

Appearance of Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria and Package Contents

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 12.5 mg is presented in the form of a hard gelatin capsule, size 4, with a cap and body of Swedish orange color, with radial printing in black and "SUN 12.5mg" on the body. It contains an orange powder.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 25 mg is presented in the form of a hard gelatin capsule, size 3, with an orange cap and Swedish orange body, with radial printing in black and "SUN 25mg" on the body. It contains an orange powder.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 37.5 mg is presented in the form of a hard gelatin capsule, size 3, with a cap and body of ivory color, with radial printing in black and "SUN 37.5mg" on the body. It contains an orange powder.

Sunitinib Bluepharma Indústria 50 mg is presented in the form of a hard gelatin capsule, size 2, with a cap and body of orange color, printed radially in black with "SUN 50mg" on the body. It contains an orange powder.

It is available in plastic bottles and blister packs of 30 units.

Marketing Authorization Holder

Bluepharma - Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A.

• Martinho do Bispo

3045-016 Coimbra

Portugal

Manufacturer

Bluepharma - Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A.

• Martinho do Bispo

3045-016 Coimbra

Portugal

Date of the last revision of this leaflet: June 2024

Detailed and updated information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/