IBRANCE® tablets Medication Guide
(palbociclib)
17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information).
Myelosuppression/Infection
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- Advise patients to immediately report any signs or symptoms of myelosuppression or infection, such as fever, chills, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, or any increased tendency to bleed and/or to bruise [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Interstitial Lung Disease/Pneumonitis
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- Advise patients to immediately report new or worsening respiratory symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Drug Interactions
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- Grapefruit may interact with IBRANCE. Patients should not consume grapefruit products while on treatment with IBRANCE.
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- Inform patients to avoid strong CYP3A inhibitors and strong CYP3A inducers.
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- Advise patients to inform their healthcare providers of all concomitant medications, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and herbal products [see Drug Interactions (7)].
Dosing and Administration
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- Inform patients that IBRANCE tablets may be taken with or without food.
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- If the patient vomits or misses a dose, an additional dose should not be taken. The next prescribed dose should be taken at the usual time. IBRANCE tablets should be swallowed whole (do not chew, crush, or split them prior to swallowing). No tablet should be ingested if it is broken, cracked, or otherwise not intact.
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- Pre/perimenopausal women treated with IBRANCE should also be treated with LHRH agonists [see Dosage and Administration (2.1)].
Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infertility
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- Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
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- Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus and to use effective contraception during treatment with IBRANCE therapy and for at least 3 weeks after the last dose. Advise females to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) and Use in Specific Populations (8.1 and 8.3)].
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- Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IBRANCE and for at least 3 months after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].
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- Lactation: Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with IBRANCE and for 3 weeks after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].
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- Infertility: Inform males of reproductive potential that IBRANCE may cause infertility and to consider sperm preservation before taking IBRANCE [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | Revised: September 2023 | |
PATIENT INFORMATION | ||
What is the most important information I should know about IBRANCE? | ||
IBRANCE may cause serious side effects, including: | ||
Low white blood cell counts (neutropenia). Low white blood cell counts are very common when taking IBRANCE and may cause serious infections that can lead to death. Your healthcare provider should check your white blood cell counts before and during treatment. | ||
If you develop low white blood cell counts during treatment with IBRANCE, your healthcare provider may stop your treatment, decrease your dose, or may tell you to wait to begin your treatment cycle. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of low white blood cell counts or infections such as fever and chills. | ||
Lung problems (pneumonitis). IBRANCE may cause severe or life-threatening inflammation of the lungs during treatment that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new or worsening symptoms, including:
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Your healthcare provider may interrupt or stop treatment with IBRANCE completely if your symptoms are severe. | ||
See "What are the possible side effects of IBRANCE?" for more information about side effects. | ||
What is IBRANCE? | ||
IBRANCE is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) in combination with:
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It is not known if IBRANCE is safe and effective in children. | ||
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking IBRANCE? Before taking IBRANCE, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
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Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. IBRANCE and other medicines may affect each other causing side effects. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. | ||
How should I take IBRANCE?
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IBRANCE may cause serious side effects. See "What is the most important information I should know about IBRANCE?" | ||
The most common side effects of IBRANCE when used with either letrozole or fulvestrant include:
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IBRANCE may cause fertility problems in males. This may affect your ability to father a child. Talk to your healthcare provider about family planning options before starting IBRANCE if this is a concern for you. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. | ||
These are not all of the possible side effects of IBRANCE. | ||
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. | ||
How should I store IBRANCE?
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Keep IBRANCE and all medicines out of the reach of children. | ||
General information about the safe and effective use of IBRANCE | ||
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use IBRANCE for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give IBRANCE to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for more information about IBRANCE that is written for health professionals. | ||
What are the ingredients in IBRANCE? | ||
Active ingredient: palbociclib | ||
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, succinic acid, HPMC 2910/hypromellose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and FD&C Blue #2/Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake. In addition, the 75 mg and 125 mg tablets contain red iron oxide and the 100 mg tablets contain yellow iron oxide. | ||
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LAB-1372-3.0 For more information, go to www.Pfizer.com or call 1-800-438-1985. | ||
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17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information).
Myelosuppression/Infection
- •
- Advise patients to immediately report any signs or symptoms of myelosuppression or infection, such as fever, chills, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, or any increased tendency to bleed and/or to bruise [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Interstitial Lung Disease/Pneumonitis
- •
- Advise patients to immediately report new or worsening respiratory symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Drug Interactions
- •
- Grapefruit may interact with IBRANCE. Patients should not consume grapefruit products while on treatment with IBRANCE.
- •
- Inform patients to avoid strong CYP3A inhibitors and strong CYP3A inducers.
- •
- Advise patients to inform their healthcare providers of all concomitant medications, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and herbal products [see Drug Interactions (7)].
Dosing and Administration
- •
- Inform patients that IBRANCE tablets may be taken with or without food.
- •
- If the patient vomits or misses a dose, an additional dose should not be taken. The next prescribed dose should be taken at the usual time. IBRANCE tablets should be swallowed whole (do not chew, crush, or split them prior to swallowing). No tablet should be ingested if it is broken, cracked, or otherwise not intact.
- •
- Pre/perimenopausal women treated with IBRANCE should also be treated with LHRH agonists [see Dosage and Administration (2.1)].
Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infertility
- •
- Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
- o
- Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus and to use effective contraception during treatment with IBRANCE therapy and for at least 3 weeks after the last dose. Advise females to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) and Use in Specific Populations (8.1 and 8.3)].
- o
- Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IBRANCE and for at least 3 months after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].
- •
- Lactation: Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with IBRANCE and for 3 weeks after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].
- •
- Infertility: Inform males of reproductive potential that IBRANCE may cause infertility and to consider sperm preservation before taking IBRANCE [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | Revised: September 2023 | |
PATIENT INFORMATION | ||
What is the most important information I should know about IBRANCE? | ||
IBRANCE may cause serious side effects, including: | ||
Low white blood cell counts (neutropenia). Low white blood cell counts are very common when taking IBRANCE and may cause serious infections that can lead to death. Your healthcare provider should check your white blood cell counts before and during treatment. | ||
If you develop low white blood cell counts during treatment with IBRANCE, your healthcare provider may stop your treatment, decrease your dose, or may tell you to wait to begin your treatment cycle. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of low white blood cell counts or infections such as fever and chills. | ||
Lung problems (pneumonitis). IBRANCE may cause severe or life-threatening inflammation of the lungs during treatment that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new or worsening symptoms, including:
| ||
Your healthcare provider may interrupt or stop treatment with IBRANCE completely if your symptoms are severe. | ||
See "What are the possible side effects of IBRANCE?" for more information about side effects. | ||
What is IBRANCE? | ||
IBRANCE is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) in combination with:
| ||
It is not known if IBRANCE is safe and effective in children. | ||
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking IBRANCE? Before taking IBRANCE, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
| ||
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. IBRANCE and other medicines may affect each other causing side effects. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. | ||
How should I take IBRANCE?
| ||
IBRANCE may cause serious side effects. See "What is the most important information I should know about IBRANCE?" | ||
The most common side effects of IBRANCE when used with either letrozole or fulvestrant include:
| ||
|
| |
|
| |
IBRANCE may cause fertility problems in males. This may affect your ability to father a child. Talk to your healthcare provider about family planning options before starting IBRANCE if this is a concern for you. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. | ||
These are not all of the possible side effects of IBRANCE. | ||
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. | ||
How should I store IBRANCE?
| ||
Keep IBRANCE and all medicines out of the reach of children. | ||
General information about the safe and effective use of IBRANCE | ||
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use IBRANCE for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give IBRANCE to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for more information about IBRANCE that is written for health professionals. | ||
What are the ingredients in IBRANCE? | ||
Active ingredient: palbociclib | ||
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, succinic acid, HPMC 2910/hypromellose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and FD&C Blue #2/Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake. In addition, the 75 mg and 125 mg tablets contain red iron oxide and the 100 mg tablets contain yellow iron oxide. | ||
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LAB-1372-3.0 For more information, go to www.Pfizer.com or call 1-800-438-1985. | ||
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