dnisone exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.
The usual dose of ZYTIGA is four tablets taken once daily.
Your healthcare provider may change your dose if needed.
Do not stop taking your prescribed dose of ZYTIGA or prednisone without talking with your healthcare provider first.
Take ZYTIGA on an empty stomach. Do not take ZYTIGA with food. Taking ZYTIGA with food may cause more of the medicine to be absorbed by the body than is needed and this may cause side effects.
No food should be eaten 2 hours before and 1 hour after taking ZYTIGA.
Swallow ZYTIGA tablets whole.
Take ZYTIGA tablets with water.
Men who are sexually active with a pregnant woman must use a condom during and for one week after treatment with ZYTIGA. If their sexual partner may become pregnant, a condom and another form of birth control must be used during and for one week after treatment with ZYTIGA. Talk with your healthcare provider if you have questions about birth control.
If you miss a dose of ZYTIGA or prednisone, take your prescribed dose the following day. If you miss more than 1 dose, tell your healthcare provider right away.
Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check for side effects.
What are the possible side effects of ZYTIGA?
ZYTIGA may cause serious side effects including:
High blood pressure (hypertension), low blood potassium levels (hypokalemia) and fluid retention (edema). Tell your healthcare provider if you get any of the following symptoms:
dizziness
fast heartbeats
feel faint or lightheaded
headache
confusion
muscle weakness
pain in your legs
swelling in your legs or feet
Adrenal problems may happen if you stop taking prednisone, get an infection, or are under stress.
Liver problems. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver before treatment with ZYTIGA and during treatment with ZYTIGA.
The most common side effects of ZYTIGA include:
joint swelling or pain
muscle aches
hot flushes
diarrhea
urinary tract infection
cough
irregular heartbeats
urinate more often than normal
need to get up at night to urinate
heartburn
cold like symptoms
bone fractures
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of ZYTIGA. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store ZYTIGA?
Store ZYTIGA at 59°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C).
Keep ZYTIGA and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about ZYTIGA.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a patient information leaflet. Do not use ZYTIGA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give your ZYTIGA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
As with all pharmaceutical products there is a risk of counterfeit ZYTIGA. To allow you to check if your product is genuine, there is a special box colored in with green ink on the lower left corner of the ZYTIGA bottle label. When this box is rubbed for 5 seconds, the green color will disappear, and then slowly reappear (be sure your hands are warm, if necessary rub them together). If the green color disappears and returns, your product should be genuine. If it does not, or if you have any other reasons to be concerned |
