Product introduction
Tasigna 200mg Capsule is used in the treatment of blood cancer (chronic myeloid leukaemia). It is used in patients whose disease could not be treated with other medications for leukaemia or who cannot take these medications because of side effects.
Tasigna 200mg Capsule should be taken on an empty stomach, but try to have it at the same time every day to get the most benefits. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.
Headache, nausea, abdominal pain, and rash are very common side effects of this medicine. If you experience severe diarrhea, consult with your doctor or drink plenty of fluids while on treatment. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver and blood uric acid levels and blood sugar or fat level in the body.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if have heart disease, liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections. Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your healthcare team know all medications you are using. This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.
There is a Patient Support Program/Patient Assistance Program available in India for this medicine, being managed by Tata 1mg. Please contact your prescribing doctor to know more about the same. You may also call on (1800-102-1618) for more details.
Side effects of Tasigna Capsule
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Tasigna
- Headache
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Rash
- Itching
- Hair loss
- Muscle pain
- Fatigue
How to use Tasigna Capsule
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Tasigna 200mg Capsule is to be taken empty stomach.
How Tasigna Capsule works
Tasigna 200mg Capsule is an anti-cancer medication. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps to stop or slow the spread of cancer cells.
Safety advice
Consuming alcohol with Tasigna 200mg Capsule does not cause any harmful side effects.
PregnancyCONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Tasigna 200mg Capsule is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Tasigna 200mg Capsule is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Tasigna 200mg Capsule may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Tasigna 200mg Capsule is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Tasigna 200mg Capsule may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
Tasigna 200mg Capsule should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Tasigna 200mg Capsule may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Tasigna Capsule?
If you miss a dose of Tasigna 200mg Capsule, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Fact Box
Chemical Class
Aminopyrimidine Derivative
Therapeutic Class
ANTI NEOPLASTICS
Action Class
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Interaction with drugs
Taking Tasigna with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm and may be fatal.
Do not consume Escitalopram Oxalate with Nilotinib.
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm and may be fatal.
Do not consume Haloperidol with Nilotinib.
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm and may be fatal.
Do not consume Amiodarone with Nilotinib.
Both Aripiprazole and Nilotinib can affect heart rhythm and if taken together this may be fatal.
Do not consume Aripiprazole with Nilotinib.
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm and may be fatal.
Do not consume Ondansetron with Nilotinib.
Patient concerns
She is suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia
Dr. Deepak Kumar Soni
Ayurveda
Hi Kindly consult to Ayurvedic doctor at your local city area , face to face consult is needed.
Mh mother have blood cancer .recently she got her first induction chemotherapy.in CBC test Immature myeloid cells 18 percent what are indicate.is it serious .is it shown presence of cancer in blood old tell me
Dr. Ila Jain Khandelwal
Pathology
Dear Mam Greetings from 1mg, The reports shows low hemoglobin and platelet count which can be due to chemotherapy.
My frnds are saying that this reports are signs of leukemia Please please help and suggest your opinions and if no what medicine can be taken
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
It's curable cancer now a days, so don't worry. Get evaluated and find out which Leukaemia you have. Then we will decide for treatment.
Is there anything related to blood cancer sir/madam??
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
For that we need to do bone marrow aspiration, flow cytometry.CBC suggestive of chronic Leukaemia soEven if it is Leukaemia, it will need not to be treated as it is asymptomatic in majority of times.
I want to know the symptoms of cancer as I am a smoker
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Symptoms for cancer depends upon which organ involved. For smokers , definitely chronic , they have possibility to develop lung cancer, head and neck cancers, oesophagus cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer and so more on. General symptoms would be like loss of appetite, weight loss, low grade fever in some cases, chronic cough for long time.
Can blood cancer patients 1st stage do sex with normal girl Sir a blood cancer patients do sex with normal girl can any problem or cause doing with girl or side effect give suggestions Thanks
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Wait till blood cancer gets cured.
Blood Cancer. Is there any medicine to cure blood cancer.
Dr. Aanchal Maheshwari
Ayurveda
Case has to be seen in person
What is t-cell all ??? And treatment This is my mother first born mero report Now the blast is less then 5% after 1 month treatment
Dr. Vijay Sharnangat
Medical Oncology and Hematology
This is blood cancerShe is in remission
User feedback
What are you using Tasigna Capsule for?*Blood cancer (Chronic myeloid leukaemia)
How much was the improvement? What were the side-effects while using Tasigna 200mg Capsule?*Abdominal pain
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