Product Information for the User
Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys 250 mg Injectable Solutionin Pre-filled Syringe EFG
Read this entire product information carefully before starting to use this medicine, as it contains important information for you.
Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys contains the active ingredient fulvestrant, which belongs to the group of estrogen receptor blockers. Estrogens, a type of female sex hormone, may be involved in the development of breast cancer in some cases.
Fulvestrant is used:
Fulvestrant may be administered in combination with palbociclib. It is essential that you read the prospectus of palbociclib as well. If you have any questions about palbociclib, consult your doctor.
No use Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys:
Advertencias y precauciones
Consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before starting to use Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys if any of the following apply:
Niños y adolescentes
Fulvestrant is not indicated for children and adolescents under 18 years.
Uso de Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys con otros medicamentos
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medication.
Particularly, tell your doctor if you are using anticoagulants (medications to prevent blood clots).
Embarazo y lactancia
You should not use fulvestrant if you are pregnant. If you can become pregnant, you must use an effective contraceptive method while you are on treatment with fulvestrant and for 2 years after your last dose.
You should not breastfeed while on treatment with fulvestrant.
Conducción y uso de máquinas
Fulvestrant is not expected to affect your ability to drive or use machines. However, if you feel tired after treatment, do not drive or use machines.
Etanol
This medication contains 500 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in 5 ml of solution. The amount in a dose (two 5 ml syringes) of this medication is equivalent to less than 25 ml of beer or 10 ml of wine. It is unlikely that the amount of alcohol in this medication will have an effect on adults and adolescents. The alcohol in this medication may interact with other medications. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other medications. If you are addicted to alcohol, consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medication.
Alcohol de bencilo
This medication contains 500 mg of benzyl alcohol in each 5 ml vial. Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you have liver or kidney disease. This is because large amounts of benzyl alcohol may accumulate in your body and cause side effects (known as "metabolic acidosis").
Benzoato de bencilo
This medication contains 750 mg of benzyl benzoate in each 5 ml vial.
Aceite de ricino
It may cause severe allergic reactions.
Follow exactly the administration instructions for this medication as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
The recommended dose is 500 mg of fulvestrant (two injections of 250 mg) administered once a month with an additional dose of 500 mg administered 2 weeks after the initial dose.
Your doctor or nurse will administer fulvestrant via a slow intramuscular injection in each of your buttocks.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medication, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.
You may need urgent medical treatment if you experience any of the following side effects:
Inform your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse immediately if you notice any of the following side effects:
Very common side effects(may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
All other side effects:
Common side effects(may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon side effects(may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
* Includes side effects for which the exact role of fulvestrant cannot be evaluated due to underlying disease.
Reporting side effects
If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if it is a possible side effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish System for Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use:http://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medication out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the packaging or on the syringe label after CAD.
The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
This medication does not require special temperature storage conditions.
Store the preloaded syringe in the original packaging to protect it from light.
Your healthcare professional will be responsible for the proper conservation, use, and disposal of fulvestrant.
This medication may pose a risk to aquatic environments. Medications should not be disposed of through drains or in the trash. Dispose of the packaging and unused medications at the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of unused packaging and medications. By doing so, you will help protect the environment.
Each ml contains 50 mg of fulvestrant.
Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys is a viscous, transparent, colorless to yellow solution in a pre-filled syringe equipped with a tamper-evident closure, containing 5 ml of injectable solution. Two syringes should be administered to receive the recommended monthly dose of 500 mg.
Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys is available in 4 formats, either a package containing 1 glass pre-filled syringe, or a package containing 2 glass pre-filled syringes, or a package containing 4 glass pre-filled syringes, or a package containing 6 glass pre-filled syringes. In addition, safety needles (Terumo® SurGuard® 3) are provided for connection to the body and a handle is provided on each syringe.
Only some package sizes may be marketed.
Reddy Pharma Iberia, S.A.U.
Avenida Josep Tarradellas, nº 38
08029 Barcelona (Spain)
Tel: +34 93 355 49 16
Fax: +34 93 355 49 61
Or
S.C. Rual Laboratories S.R.L.,
313, Splaiul Unirii, Building H, 1st floor,
sector 3, Bucharest,
030138, Romania
This medicinal product is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area with the following names: :
Germany | Fulvestrant beta 250mg/5ml Injektionslösung in einer Fertigspritze |
Spain | Fulvestrant Dr.Reddys 250 mg solucion inyectable en jeringa precargada EFG |
France | Fulvestrant Dr.Reddy’s 250 mg, solution injectable en seringue préremplie |
Italy | Fulvestrant Dr . Reddy’s 250 mg/5 ml soluzione iniettabile |
Romania | Falvax Dr. Reddy‘s 250 mg/5 ml, Solutie injectabila în seringa preumpluta |
United Kingdom | Fulvestrant Dr. Reddy’s 250 mg/5 ml Solution for Injection in Pre-Filled Syringe |
This information is intended solely for healthcare professionals:
Fulvestrant Dr. Reddys 500 mg (2 injections of 250 mg) should be administered using two pre-filled syringes, see section 3.
Administration instructions
Warning – Do not sterilize the safety needle (Terumo® SurGuard® 3) in an autoclave before use. Hands must remain behind the needle at all times during use and disposal.
For each of the two syringes:
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NOTE: Activate away from your body and others. Listen for the click and visually confirm that the needle tip is fully protected.
Disposal
The pre-filled syringes are only for single use.
This medicinal product may present a risk to aquatic environments. The disposal of unused medicinal product and all materials that have been in contact with it will be in accordance with local regulations.
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