Prospect: information for the patient
TUKYSA 50mg film-coated tablets
TUKYSA 150mg film-coated tablets
tucatinib
This medicine is subject to additional monitoring, which will speed up the detection of new information about its safety. You can contribute by reporting any adverse effects you may experience. The final part of section4 includes information on how to report these adverse effects.
Read this prospectus carefully before starting to take this medicine, as it contains important information for you.
What is TUKYSA
TUKYSA is a cancer medication for breast cancer. It contains the active ingredient tucatinib and belongs to a group of medications called protein kinase inhibitors that prevent the growth of some types of cancer cells in the body.
How is TUKYSA used
TUKYSA is used for adults with breast cancer that:
TUKYSA is taken with two other cancer medications, trastuzumab and capecitabina.There are separate prospectuses for patients on these medications.Ask your doctorto inform you about them.
How TUKYSA works
TUKYSA acts by blocking the HER2 receptors in cancer cells. HER2 produces signals that can help cancer grow, and by blocking it, the growth of cancer cells can be delayed or stopped, or they can be killed completely.
Do not take TUKYSA
Warnings and precautions
Children and adolescents
TUKYSA should not be used in children under 18years. The safety of TUKYSA and its effectiveness in this age group have not been studied.
Other medicines and TUKYSA
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medicine.
Some medicines may affect how TUKYSA works. In turn, TUKYSA may affect how these medicines work. These medicines include some of the following groups:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
TUKYSA may cause harm to the fetus when taken by a pregnant woman.Your doctor will do a pregnancy test before you start taking TUKYSA.
It is unknown whether TUKYSA is excreted in breast milk.
If you have any doubts,consult your doctor or pharmacistbefore taking TUKYSA.
Driving and operating machines
TUKYSA is not expected to affect your ability to drive or operate machines. However, you are responsible for deciding whether you can drive a car or perform other tasks that require greater concentration.
TUKYSA contains sodium and potassium
This medicine contains 55.3mg of sodium (main component of table salt/for cooking) in each 300mg dose. This is equivalent to 2.75% of the maximum recommended daily sodium intake for an adult.
This medicine contains 60.6mg of potassium per 300mg dose, which should be taken into account in patients with renal insufficiency or in patients on low-potassium diets.
Follow exactly the administration instructions for this medication as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
Dosage
The recommended dose is 300mg (two 150mg tablets) taken orally twice a day.
Your doctor may change the dose of TUKYSA if you experience certain side effects. To be able to take a lower dose, your doctor may prescribe 50mg tablets.
Administration Form
TUKYSA can be taken with food or between meals.
•Swallow the tablets whole, one after the other.
•Take each dose with an interval of about 12hours, at the same hours every day.
•Do not chew or crush the tablet.
•Do not take an additional dose if you vomit after taking TUKYSA and continue with the next scheduled dose.
If you take more TUKYSA than you should
Consult a doctor or pharmacist immediately. If possible, show them the packaging.
If you forget to take TUKYSA
Do not take a double dosetomake up for the missed doses. Simply take the next dose at the scheduled time.
If you interrupt treatment with TUKYSA
TUKYSA is a long-term treatment and you should continue taking it.Do not stop TUKYSAwithout consulting your doctor.
While taking TUKYSA
Like all medications, this medication may produce adverse effects, although not everyone will experience them. With this medication, the following side effects may appear.
Very Frequent(may affect more than 1 in 10people):
Inform your doctor or pharmacistif you observe any adverse effect.
Reporting 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 prospectus. You can also report them directly through theSpanish System for Pharmacovigilance of Medicinal Products for Human Use:www.notificaRAM.es.By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information about the safety of this medication.
Keep this medication out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the blister pack and the box. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
This medication does not require special storage conditions.
Medicines should not be disposed of through the drains or in the trash. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the containers and medications that you no longer need. In this way, you will help protect the environment.
Composition of TUKYSA
The active ingredient is tucatinib. Each film-coated tablet contains 50mg or 150mg of tucatinib.
The other components are:
Appearance of TUKYSA and contents of the pack
The 50mg film-coated tablets of TUKYSA are round, yellow, and engraved with “TUC” on one side and with “50” on the other.
The 150mg film-coated tablets of TUKYSA are oval, yellow, and engraved with “TUC” on one side and with “150” on the other.
TUKYSA is supplied in aluminium foil blisters. Each pack contains:
TUKYSA 50mg film-coated tablets
TUKYSA 150mg film-coated tablets
Only some pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorisation holder
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG
Boulevard de la Plaine 17
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium
Manufacturer responsible
Seagen B.V.
Evert van de Beekstraat 1-104
1118CL Schiphol
Netherlands
For further information about this medicinal product, please consult the representative of the marketing authorisation holder in your country:
België/Belgique/BelgienLuxembourg/Luxemburg Pfizer NV/SA Tél/Tel: +32 (0)2 554 62 11 | Latvija Pfizer Luxembourg SARL filiale Latvija Tel: +371 670 35 775 |
Lietuva Pfizer Luxembourg SARLfilialas Lietuvoje Tel: +370 5 251 4000 | |
Ceská republika Pfizer, spol. s r.o. Tel: +420 283 004 111 | Magyarország Pfizer Kft. Tel.: +36 1 488 37 00 |
Danmark Pfizer ApS Tlf: +45 44 20 11 00 | Malta Genesis Pharma (Cyprus) Ltd (Cipru/Cyprus) Tel: +357 22 765715 |
Deutschland PFIZER PHARMA GmbH Tel: +49 (0)30 550055-51000 | Nederland Pfizer bv Tel: +31 (0)800 63 34 636 |
Eesti Pfizer Luxembourg SARL Eesti filiaal Tel: +372 666 7500 | Norge Pfizer AS Tlf: +47 67 52 61 00 |
Ελλ?δα Pfizer Ελλ?ς A.E. Τηλ: +30 210 6785800 ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ ΦΑΡΜΑ Α.Ε. Τηλ: +30 210 87 71 500 | Österreich Pfizer Corporation Austria Ges.m.b.H. Tel: +43 (0)1 521 15-0 |
España Pfizer, S.L. Tel: +34 91 490 99 00 | Polska Pfizer Polska Sp. z o.o. Tel.: +48 22 335 61 00 |
France Pfizer Tél: +33 (0)1 58 07 34 40 | Portugal Laboratórios Pfizer, Lda. Tel: +351 21 423 5500 |
Hrvatska Pfizer Croatia d.o.o. Tel: +385 1 3908 777 | România Pfizer Romania S.R.L. Tel: +40 (0) 21 207 28 00 |
Ireland Pfizer Healthcare Ireland Unlimited Company Tel: 1800 633 363 (toll free) +44 (0)1304 616161 | Slovenija Pfizer Luxembourg SARL Pfizer, podružnica za svetovanje s podrocja farmacevtske dejavnosti, Ljubljana Tel: +386 (0)1 52 11 400 |
Ísland Icepharma hf. Sími: +354 540 8000 | Slovenská republika Pfizer Luxembourg SARL, organizacná zložka Tel: +421 2 3355 5500 |
Italia Pfizer S.r.l. Tel: +39 06 33 18 21 | Suomi/Finland Pfizer Oy Puh/Tel: +358 (0)9 430 040 |
Κ?προς Genesis Pharma (Cyprus) Ltd Τηλ: +357 22 765715 | Sverige Pfizer AB Tel: +46 (0)8 550 520 00 |
Last update of the summary of product characteristics:
The detailed information on this medicinal product is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency:http://www.ema.europa.eu.
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