What is Jevtana: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Jevtana

• Injection routeYou will receive this medicine while you are in a hospital or cancer treatment center. A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.

• You may also receive other medicines to help prevent allergic reactions, nausea, and vomiting from the injection.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. It must be given slowly, so the medicine will have to stay in place for 1 hour.

• Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• Missed dose: Injection routeThis medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose, call your doctor, home health caregiver, or treatment clinic for instructions.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. It must be given slowly, so the medicine will have to stay in place for 1 hour.

• Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• Missed dose: Injection routeThis medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose, call your doctor, home health caregiver, or treatment clinic for instructions.

• Injection routeYou will receive this medicine while you are in a hospital or cancer treatment center. A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.

• You may also receive other medicines to help prevent allergic reactions, nausea, and vomiting from the injection.

What to do if you miss a dose of Jevtana

Jevtana contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to cabazitaxel or polysorbate 80 (a preservative), or if you have blood problems or severe liver disease.

Jevtana warnings

• Injection routeMedicines used to treat cancer are very strong and can have many side effects. Before receiving this medicine, make sure you understand all the risks and benefits. It is important for you to work closely with your doctor during your treatment.

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• This medicine can cause the following problems:Stomach and bowel problems (including bleeding, perforation, inflammation, or blockage)Kidney problemsCystitis (inflammation of the bladder)Lung or breathing problems

• Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease, anemia, any type of infection, or a history of stomach ulcer or bleeding. Tell your doctor if you have ever received radiation treatment.

• Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you plan to have children. Some men who use this medicine have become infertile (unable to have children).

• Injection routeThis medicine may cause birth defects if either partner is using it during conception or pregnancy. Tell your doctor right away if you or your partner becomes pregnant. Male patients with female partners should use an effective form of birth control during treatment with this medicine and for at least 3 months after the last dose.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Jevtana interactions

• Injection routeMedicines used to treat cancer are very strong and can have many side effects. Before receiving this medicine, make sure you understand all the risks and benefits. It is important for you to work closely with your doctor during your treatment.

• This medicine can cause the following problems:Kidney problemsStomach and bowel problems (such as bleeding, perforation, inflammation, or blockage)

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• Some medicines can affect how cabazitaxel works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: Atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, or voriconazoleBlood thinner (including warfarin)NSAID pain or arthritis medicine (including aspirin, celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen)Steroid (including dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone)

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.