rtner becomes pregnant, you should call your healthcare provider right away.
•Blood clots in your veins and lungs. If you take Pomalyst, you may have an increased risk for blood clots in your veins and lungs. Call your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you get any of these signs or symptoms while taking Pomalyst:
◦shortness of breath
◦chest pain
◦arm or leg swelling
What is Pomalyst?
Pomalyst is a prescription medicine used to treat people with multiple myeloma who:
•have received at least two prior medicines to treat multiple myeloma, including bortezomib and lenalidomide, and
•their disease has become worse during treatment or within 60 days of finishing the last treatment.
It is not known if Pomalyst is safe and effective in people under 18 years of age.
Who should not take Pomalyst?
Do not take Pomalyst if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or become pregnant during treatment with Pomalyst. See “What is the most important information I should know about Pomalyst?”
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Pomalyst?
Before you take Pomalyst, tell your healthcare provider if you:
•have a history of serious allergic reactions to thalidomide (THALOMID) or lenalidomide (REVLIMID). You may be at risk if you take Pomalyst if you have had serious allergic reactions to these medicines.
•smoke cigarettes
•have any other medical condition
•are breastfeeding. Pomalyst must not be used by women who are breastfeeding. It is not known if Pomalyst passes into your breast milk and can harm your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Pomalyst and other medicines may affect each other causing serious side effects.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist.
How should I take Pomalyst?
Take Pomalyst exactly as prescribed and follow all the instructions of the Pomalyst REMS program.
Before prescribing Pomalyst, your healthcare provider will:
•explain the Pomalyst REMS program to you
•have you sign the Patient-Physician Agreement Form
•Swallow Pomalyst capsules whole with water 1 time a day. Do not break, chew, or open your capsules.
•Take Pomalyst at about the same time each day.
•Pomalyst should be taken without food, at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after a meal.
•Do not open the Pomalyst capsules or handle them any more than needed. If you touch a broken Pomalyst capsule or the medicine in the capsule, wash the area of your body right away with soap and water.
•If you miss a dose of Pomalyst, and it has been less than 12 hours since your regular time, take it as soon as you remember. If it has been more than 12 hours, just skip your missed dose. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
•If you take too much Pomalyst, call your healthcare provider right away.
Females who can become pregnant:
•will have pregnancy tests weekly for 4 weeks, then every 4 weeks if your menstrual cycle is regular, or every 2 weeks if your menstrual cycle is irregular.
If you miss your period or have unusual bleeding, you will need to have a pregnancy test and receive counseling.
•must agree to use 2 different forms of effective birth control at the same time, for at least 4 weeks before, while taking, during any b |
