NUBEQA™ (NO͞ O-bə-kə) (Darolutamide)
- January 5, 2021
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NUBEQA™
(NO͞ O-bə-kə)
(Darolutamide)
Chemotherapy
NUBEQA™
(NO͞ O-bə-kə)
(Darolutamide)
Chemotherapy
What is NUBEQA (Darolutamide)?
NUBEQA is a prescription medicine used to treat men with prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body and no longer responds to a medical or surgical treatment that lowers testosterone.
- It is not known if NUBEQA is safe and effective in females.
- It is not known if NUBEQA is safe and effective in children.
What is the most important information I should know about NUBEQA?
NUBEQA can cause serious side effects. These serious side effects include:
- NUBEQA may cause fertility problems in males, which may affect the ability to father children
- The safety and efficacy of NUBEQA have not been established in females. Based on its mechanism of action, NUBEQA can cause fetal harm and loss of pregnancy when administered to a pregnant female.
- The most common side effects of NUBEQA include:
- Feeling more tired than usual
- Arm, leg, hand or foot pain
- Rash
- Decreased white blood cells (neutropenia)
- Changes in liver function tests
How should I take NUBEQA?
- Take NUBEQA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.
- Your healthcare provider may change your dose if needed.
- Take your prescribed dose of NUBEQA 2 times a day with food.
- Swallow NUBEQA tablets whole.
- If you are receiving gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog therapy, you should continue with this treatment during your treatment with NUBEQA unless you have had a surgery to lower the amount of testosterone in your body (surgical castration).
- If you miss a dose of NUBEQA, take your prescribed dose as soon as you remember before the next scheduled dose. Do not take 2 doses together to make up for a missed dose
Important Safety Information
- You should not start or stop any medicine before you talk with the healthcare provider that prescribed NUBEQA.
- If you miss a dose of NUBEQA, take your prescribed dose as soon as you remember before the next scheduled dose. Do not take 2 doses together to make up for a missed dose.
- NUBEQA can cause harm to your unborn baby and loss of pregnancy (miscarriage).
Ask your healthcare provider if you do not know.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking NUBEQA?
Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- Have kidney or liver problems
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. NUBEQA can cause harm to your unborn baby and loss of pregnancy (miscarriage).
- Have a partner who may become pregnant. Males who have female partners who may become pregnant should use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment and for 1 week after the last dose of NUBEQA. Talk with your healthcare provider about birth control methods.
- Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if NUBEQA passes into breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. NUBEQA may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect how NUBEQA works.
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General information about NUBEQA
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use NUBEQA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give NUBEQA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them
What are the ingredients in NUBEQA ?
Active ingredient: Darolutamide
Other ingredient: Calcium hydrogen phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone K 30, hypromellose 15 cP, macrogol 3350, and titanium dioxide
