Afinitor 10mg Tablets

• Advanced breast cancer
• Advanced renal cell carcinoma
• Advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
• Treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

Inform your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, nutritional or vitamin supplements, and herbal products. Certain medications may interact with Afinitor 10mg tablet and reduce effectiveness by causing undesirable side effects.

• Store Afinitor 10mg tablet in the original package at room temperature (20 C to 25 C).
• Keep it out of reach from children.

Take the Afinitor 10mg Tablet as advised by your physician. Do not crush, chew, or open the medicine. Your physician will decide the correct dosage and duration based on age, body weight, and disease condition. Only stop taking the tablet if your doctor advises you to stop.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all drugs cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious

• Difficulty breathing, or swallowing
• Swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat
• Severe itching, red rash, raised bumps

Common

• Infection (chills, increased temperature)
• Coughing
• Wheezing
• Excessive thirst
• High urine output or severely decreased urine output
• Tiredness
• Bleeding
• Increased appetite with weight loss

Afinitor 10mg Tablet has the tendency to cause harm to the unborn foetus. Inform your healthcare provider before starting this treatment if you are pregnant, or planning for pregnancy. Your healthcare provider will conduct a pregnancy test before you start treatment with this drug. Discuss effective birth control methods with your healthcare provider and use them during the treatment for 8 weeks after your last dose. This medicine passes into breast milk. Hence, it is not recommended to breastfeed during this treatment. The occurrence of mouth ulcers or sores is pretty common during this treatment, so your healthcare provider will prescribe a mouthwash. Use the mouthwash as recommended which helps prevent and manage the symptoms.