Rapact 5 mg
Rapact 5 mg (Everolimus) Tablet incorporates into a class of meds considered kinase inhibitors that treat malignant growth by preventing disease cells from replicating and slicing off blood supply to the disease cells. Rapact 5mg Tablet diminishes the activity of the invulnerable framework.
- Category : Anti Cancer
- Manufacturer : Generic
- Active Substance : Everolimus
- Customer Rate
- Prescription : Required or Will Provide upon Online Doctor Consultation
INTRODUCTION
RAPACT 5MG TABLET contains Everolimus which belongs to the group of medicines called Anticancer agents. It is used to treat hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, in whom other treatments, advanced tumours called neuroendocrine tumours that originate from the stomach, bowels, lung or pancreas, advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma), where other treatments (VEGF-targeted therapy) have not helped stop your disease.
Before taking RAPACT 5MG TABLET, inform your doctor if you have or ever had liver problems, diabetes, need to receive a vaccine, high cholesterol, recent major surgery or unhealed wound, an infection, hepatitis B, and are about to receive radiation therapy. RAPACT 5MG TABLET is not recommended to use in children and adolescents (under 18 years of age). Consult your doctor before taking the medicine.
RAPACT 5MG TABLET should be used with caution in elder patients (65 years and above). RAPACT 5MG TABLET is generally not recommended for use among pregnant and breastfeeding women. The most common side effects of taking RAPACT 5MG TABLET are fever, cough, difficulty breathing, wheezing, swelling, feeling of heaviness or tightness, pain. Contact your doctor for advice if any of the symptoms worsen.
USES OF RAPACT 5MG TABLET
It is used to treat adult patients with:
- Hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, in whom other treatments (non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors) no longer keep the disease under control
- Advanced tumours called neuroendocrine tumours that originate from the stomach, bowels, lung or pancreas
- Advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma)
HOW RAPACT 5MG TABLET WORKS
RAPACT 5MG TABLET reduces the blood supply to the tumour and slows down the growth and spread of cancer cells.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Take RAPACT 5MG TABLET as advised by your physician. Swallow the medicine with enough water. Do not crush or chew the RAPACT 5MG TABLET. The correct dose and duration will be decided by your physician for you depending on your age, body weight, and disease condition.
SIDE EFFECTS OF RAPACT 5MG TABLET
COMMON
- Signs of infection (increased temperature, chills)
- Signs of inflammation of the lung (fever, coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing)
- Signs of diabetes (excessive thirst, high urine output, increased appetite with weight loss, tiredness)
- Bleeding
- Severely decreased urine output
- Loss of appetite, weight loss
- Disturbed taste (dysgeusia)
- Headache
- Nose bleeds
- Cough
- Mouth ulcer
- Upset stomach
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Skin rash, itching (pruritus)
- Feeling weak or tired
- Anemia (tiredness, breathlessness, dizziness, pale skin, signs of low level of red blood cells)
- Edema (swelling of arms, hands, feet, ankles, or other parts of the body)
- Hypercholesterolemia (high level of lipids)
- Spontaneous bleeding or bruising
- Breathlessness
- Signs of dehydration (thirst, low urine output, dark urine, dry flushed skin, irritability)
- Insomnia
- Lymphoedema (signs include swelling of part or all arm, feeling of heaviness, restricted movement, discomfort
- Low level of white blood cells, leukopenia, lymphopenia, and/or neutropenia (signs include fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers due to infections)
- Inflammation of the inner lining of the mouth, stomach, gut
- Dry mouth
- Heartburn
- Vomiting
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Abdominal pain
- Acne
- Hand-foot syndrome (signs include rash and pain on the palms of the hands or soles of feet)
- Erythema (reddening of the skin)
- Joint pain
- Pain in the mouth
- Menstruation disorders such as irregular periods
- Dry skin, skin exfoliation, skin lesions
- Nail disorders, breaking of your nails
- Mild loss of hair
- Elevated liver enzymes (increased alanine and aspartate aminotransferase)
- Elevated creatinine levels
- Swelling of the eyelid
- Protein in the urine
UNCOMMON
- Hepatitis B reactivation (signs include fever, skin rash, joint pain, and inflammation, as well as tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, jaundice, pain in the upper right abdomen, pale stools, and dark urine
- Heart failure (signs include breathlessness, difficulty breathing when lying down, swelling of the feet or legs)
- Swelling and/or pain in one of the legs, usually in the calf, redness, or warm skin in the affected area
- Pulmonary embolism (signs include sudden onset of shortness of breath, chest pain, or coughing up blood)
- Hypersensitivity (rash, itching, hives, difficulty breathing or swallowing, dizziness)
- Weakness, spontaneous bleeding or bruising and frequent infections with signs such as fever
- Pancytopenia (chills, sore throat, or mouth ulcers)
- Loss of sense of taste (ageusia)
- Coughing up blood (hemoptysis)
- Amenorrhea (absence of periods)
- Chest pain
- Abnormal wound healing
- Hot flushes
- Conjunctivitis (signs include discharge from the eye with itching and redness, pink eye, or red eye)
RARE
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (signs include shortness of breath or rapid breath)
- Pure red cell aplasia (signs include tiredness, breathlessness, dizziness, pale skin)
Stop taking RAPACT 5MG TABLET and contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following side effects:
- Allergic reaction (signs include difficulty breathing or swallowing, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat (signs of angioedema), and severe itching of the skin, with a red rash or raised bumps)
Rapact 5 mg (Everolimus) Tablet incorporates into a class of meds considered kinase inhibitors that treat malignant growth by preventing disease cells from replicating and slicing off blood supply to the disease cells. Rapact 5mg Tablet diminishes the activity of the invulnerable framework.
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