Pomalid 4mg Capsule 21’S

WHAT IS POMALID 4MG?

POMALID 4MG contains pomalidomide which is an immunomodulatory drug

WHAT POMALID 4MG IS USED FOR?

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

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS:

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 4MG

If you take more POMALID 4MG than you should, talk to a doctor or go to nearest hospital immediately

If you forget to take POMALID 4MG

If you forget to take POMALID 4MG 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 4MG the previous day

If you stop taking POMALID 4MG

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

SIDE EFFECTS OF POMALID 4MG:

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