Zytiga

Product: ZYTIGA

Manufacturer: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS

Generic: Abiraterone Acetate Tablet

Type: Tablets

Strength: Zytiga 250 mg Tablet

Packing: A bottle of 120 tablets

Description: It is used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is given to the patients who are not responding to other treatment options. It is an anticancer drug given to men along with another drug called prednisone.

Indication: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Use of Zytiga Tablet

This capsule is an anticancer medication that used to treat Prostate Cancer and advised to take the capsule in empty stomach by swallowing it as whole capsule.

Side Effects of the Zytiga Tablet

Major & minor side effects for Zytiga Tablet

• Headache
• Tiredness
• Flu-like symptoms
• Decreased potassium level in blood
• Hot flushes
• Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
• Diarrhea
• Increased blood lipid level
• Increased blood pressure
• Irregular heartbeat
• Swelling of ankles or feet
• Dizziness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Shortness of breath
• Urinary tract infection
• Increased cholesterol and triglycerides
• Hypokalemia

When not to use?

This injection is not suggested for use in patients with a known allergy to Abiraterone Acetate or any other inactive ingredients present along with it.

Warning

• Pregnancy
  Zytiga 250 mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Please seek advice from your doctor.
• Breast-feeding
  Zytiga 250 mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breast-feeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby, or the mother is suffering from a condition in which breastfeeding is not advisable.
• Alcohol
  Contact with alcohol is mysterious. Please seek advice from your doctor.
• Driving or operating machinery
  It does not usually affect your ability to drive.
• Kidney
  It is safe to give the patients with severe kidney disease.
• Liver
  It is recommended to be used with caution in patients with liver disease. For further information seek the advice from your doctor.