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Prutis 150mg Capsule
Prescription Required
Product introduction
Prutis 150mg Capsule is used in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and non-small cell lung cancer.
Prutis 150mg Capsule should be taken with food, 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.
Diarrhea is a very common side effect of this medicine. You are advised to drink plenty of fluids and inform your doctor if it does not go away. Other common side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, abnormal liver function tests, loss of appetite, headache, weight loss, and high blood pressure. Your doctor might ask you for some blood tests to monitor liver functioning.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if have a bleeding problem, 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. The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.
Prutis 150mg Capsule should be taken with food, 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.
Diarrhea is a very common side effect of this medicine. You are advised to drink plenty of fluids and inform your doctor if it does not go away. Other common side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, abnormal liver function tests, loss of appetite, headache, weight loss, and high blood pressure. Your doctor might ask you for some blood tests to monitor liver functioning.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if have a bleeding problem, 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. The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.
Uses of Prutis Capsule
Benefits of Prutis Capsule
In Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease caused by lung tissue becoming thick and stiff and eventually forming scar tissue within the lungs. The scarring, or fibrosis, seems to result from a cycle of damage and healing that occurs in the lungs. These changes are irreversible and the affected person may experience shortness of breath or dry cough as initial symptoms. Prutis 150mg Capsule kills or stops the growth of cancer cells and also prevents the multiplication of cancer cells. You may experience some bothersome side effects. Discuss with your doctor if you have any doubts.
In Non-small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer is one of the major kinds of lung cancer and it affects both smokers as well as non-smokers. Prutis 150mg Capsule helps treat non-small cell lung cancer and may be given alone or in combination with other medicines. It is a potent and very toxic medicine and you should discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. You should avoid drinking alcohol while having this treatment and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
Side effects of Prutis 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 youβre worried about them
Common side effects of Prutis
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Loss of appetite
- Headache
- Weight loss
- High blood pressure
How to use Prutis Capsule
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Prutis 150mg Capsule is to be taken with food.
How Prutis Capsule works
Prutis 150mg 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
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Prutis 150mg Capsule. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Prutis 150mg 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.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Prutis 150mg Capsule is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Prutis 150mg Capsule may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
You may feel sick after taking this medicine and this could affect your driving.
You may feel sick after taking this medicine and this could affect your driving.
Kidney
CAUTION
Prutis 150mg Capsule should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Prutis 150mg Capsule may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Prutis 150mg Capsule in these patients.
There is limited information available on the use of Prutis 150mg Capsule in these patients.
Liver
CAUTION
Prutis 150mg Capsule should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Prutis 150mg Capsule may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Prutis 150mg Capsule is not recommended in patients with moderate to severe liver disease.
Use of Prutis 150mg Capsule is not recommended in patients with moderate to severe liver disease.
What if you forget to take Prutis Capsule?
If you miss a dose of Prutis 150mg Capsule, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
All substitutes
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Prutis 150mg Capsule
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Fact Box
Chemical Class
Indolecarboxylic Acids
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI NEOPLASTICS
Action Class
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
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