Afatinib Dimaleate 20mg
Afatinib Dimaleate
Classification: Anticancer Medicine
What is Afatinib Dimaleate?
It is an anticancer medicine used for lung cancer.
Uses
- • No small lung cancer
- • Advanced NSCLC
- • Recurrent lung cancer
- • Mutations of the EGFR genes
How Does it Work?
- • It blocks EGFR activity.
- • It stops its growth and multiplication of cancer cells
- • Causes the starvation of cancer cells
Benefits of Using Afatinib Dimaleate
- • Strong irreversible binding
- • Broad spectrum of activity
- • Slows disease progression
- • Used in failed chemotherapy
- • Better tolerated than chemotherapy
Common Side Effects
- • Diarrhea
- • Skin and nail changes
- • Mouth ulcers
- • Nausea
- • GIT upset
- • Reduced appetite
Serious Side Effects
- • Liver dysfunctions
- • Cardiovascular complications
- • Kidney dysfunctions
- • Electrolyte imbalance
- • Severe dehydration
- • Lung toxicity – cough, breathing difficulty
- • Blurred vision
Precautions
To be used cautiously in patients with:
- • Kidney dysfunctions
- • Liver dysfunctions
- • Hypertension
- • Eye issues
- • Heart disorders
- • Elderly patients
- • Dehydration or on diuretics
- • With diuretics and an EGFR inhibitor
Contraindications
Not to be used in patients-
- • Hypersensitivity or allergy to the drug composition.
- • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Warnings
Prescription drug to be used under medical supervision.
Important Safety and Monitoring Information
- • Blood pressure
- • Liver functions
- • Kidney functions
- • Lung functions
- • Skin irritation or rashes
- • Signs of dehydration
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Formulations based on "Afatinib Dimaleate 20mg" (2)
Afanat 40mg Tablet
Afatinib dimaleate
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer are given Afanat 40mg Tablet. It serves to treat adult patients who possess specific mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).
Afanat 30mg Tablet
Afatinib dimaleate
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer are given Afanat 30mg Tablet. It serves to treat adult patients who possess specific mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).