Pomalid 2mg Capsule 21’S

What is POMALID 2MG?

POMALID 2MG contains pomalidomide which is an immunomodulatory drug

What POMALID 2MG is used for?

It is used to treat adults with a type of cancer called multiple myeloma

Talk to Doctor

Talk to your Doctor, if you:

Are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
Have ever had blood clots in the past
Have had a heart attack, heart failure
Have difficulty breathing
Are smoker
Have high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels
Have a high total amount of tumor throughout the body, including your bone marrow
Have or have had neuropathy
Have or have ever had hepatitis B infection

Pregnancy & Breast Feeding

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

Children & Adolescents

It is not recommended for use in children and young people under 18 years

Driving & Using Machines

You may feel tired, dizzy, faint, confused or less alert when taking Pomalidomide. If this happens to you, do not drive or operate tools or machinery

Interactions

Tell your doctor if you are taking,

Ketoconazole (used to treat fungal infection)
Ciprofloxacin, enoxacin (used to treat infection)
Fluvoxamine (used to treat depression)

Directions & For Use

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
Do not break, open or chew this medicine
Swallow the medicine whole, preferably with water
If you take more POMALID 2MG

If you take more POMALID 2MG than you should, talk to a doctor or go to nearest hospital immediately
If you forget to take POMALID 2MG

If you forget to take POMALID 2MG on a day when you should, take your next medicine as normal the next day. Do not increase the number of medicine you take to make up for not taking POMALID 2MG the previous day
If you stop taking POMALID 2MG

Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you to do so

Serious

Nosebleeds and bleeding from the bowels or stomach (due to effects on blood cells called platelets)
Rapid breathing, rapid pulse, fever and chills, passing very little to no urine, nausea and vomiting, confusion, unconsciousness (due to infection of blood called sepsis or septic shock)
Severe, persistent or bloody diarrheic (possibly with stomach pain or fever)
Chest pain, or leg pain and swelling, especially in your lower leg or calves
Shortness of breath (serious chest infection, inflammation of the lung, heart failure or blood clot)
Swelling of face, lips, tongue and throat, difficulty breathing (due to a serious type of allergic reaction called angioedema)
Certain types of skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma) changes in the appearance of your skin or growths on your skin

Common

Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
Pneumonia and bronchitis
Infections of nose, sinuses and throat
Tiredness and weakness due to anemia
High blood levels of sugar
Loss of appetite
Constipation, diarrheic or nausea, vomiting
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
Dizziness, tremor
Muscle spasm, muscle weakness
Bone pain, back pain
Numbness, tingling or burning sensation to the skin, pains in hands or feet (peripheral sensory neuropathy)
Swelling of the body, including swelling of the arms or legs
Fall, bleeding within the skull
Decreased ability to move or feel (sensation) in your hands, arms, feet and legs because of nerve damage (peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy)
Numbness, itching, and a feeling of pins and needles on your skin
Swelling caused by fluid
Hives (urticaria)
Itchy skin, shingles
Chest pain, chest infection
Decreased number of blood cells
Tingling of hands, feet, or lips, muscle cramps, muscle weakness, light-headedness, confusion
Abnormal heart rhythm
Muscle twitching, fits (epileptic seizures)
Dizziness or fainting
Abdominal pain, swollen abdomen
Feeling down (depressed mood)
Clouding of your eye (cataract)
Burning sensation need to pass urine more often
Pain in the pelvis
Weight loss

Uncommon

Stroke
Itchy skin, yellowing of the skin
Pale colored stools
Dark colored urine
Abdominal pain
Tumor lysis syndrome

Storage

Keep this medicine out of reach of children
Store at a room temperature of 15-25?C