Prostaxen 60
Rx- Generic:
- Apalutamide
- Company:
- Everest Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Dosage form:
- Tablet
- Pack size:
- Box (30 Tablet)
৳ 500/unit
Pack: ৳ 15,000
At a glance
Apalutamide is an androgen receptor inhibitor used for the treatment of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) and non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (NM-CRPC).
Indications
- Metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC)
- Non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (NM-CRPC)
Dosage
Recommended Dose: 240 mg (four 60 mg tablets) orally once daily.
Concurrent Treatment: Patients should also receive a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog concurrently or should have had a bilateral orchiectomy.
Important: Swallow tablets whole. Do not crush or split the tablets.
Side effects
Common (>10%):
- Hypercholesterolemia (76%)
- Anemia (70%)
- Hyperglycemia (70%)
- Hypertriglyceridemia (67%)
- Leukopenia (47%)
- Lymphopenia (41%)
- Fatigue (39%)
- Hyperkalemia (32%)
- Hypertension (25%)
- Rash (24%)
- Diarrhea (20%)
- Nausea (18%)
- Arthralgia (16%)
- Fall (16%)
- Weight decreased (16%)
- Hot flush (14%)
- Fracture (12%)
- Decreased appetite (12%)
- Peripheral edema (11%)
Grades 3-4 (>10%): Hypertension (14%)
1-10%: Hypothyroidism (8%), Pruritus (6.2%), Ischemic heart disease (3.7%), Heart failure (2.2%)
Grades 3-4 (1-10%): Rash (5%), Fracture (3%), Fall (2%), Hypertriglyceridemia (2%), Lymphopenia (2%), Hyperkalemia (2%), Hyperglycemia (2%)
Precautions & warnings
Serious Precautions:
- Not recommended in patients with history of seizures or predisposing factors (brain injury, stroke, brain tumors) - permanently discontinue if seizure occurs during treatment
- Falls and fractures risk - evaluate patient for risk; consider bone-targeted agents
- Ischemic heart disease - most patients had cardiac risk factors; monitor for signs and symptoms
- Safety not established in patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease in the past 6 months
- Androgen deprivation therapy may prolong QT interval
- Contraindicated during pregnancy - may cause fetal harm
- Not indicated for use in females