SUTENT® How should I take SUTENT?

(sunitinib malate)

How should I take SUTENT?

  • Take SUTENT exactly the way your healthcare provider tells you.
  • Take SUTENT 1 time each day with or without food.
  • If you take SUTENT for GIST or RCC, you will usually take your medicine for 4 weeks (28 days) and then stop for 2 weeks (14 days). This is 1 cycle of treatment. You will repeat this cycle for as long as your healthcare provider tells you to.
  • If you take SUTENT for pNET, take it 1 time each day until your healthcare provider tells you to stop.
  • Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit during your treatment with SUTENT. They may cause you to have too much SUTENT in your body.
  • Your healthcare provider may do blood tests before each cycle of treatment to check you for side effects.
  • If you miss a dose of SUTENT by less than 12 hours, take the missed dose right away. If you miss a dose of SUTENT by more than 12 hours, just take your next dose at your regular time. Do not make up the missed dose. Tell your healthcare provider about any missed dose.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away, if you take too much SUTENT.

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How should I take SUTENT?

How should I take SUTENT?

  • Take SUTENT exactly the way your healthcare provider tells you.
  • Take SUTENT 1 time each day with or without food.
  • If you take SUTENT for GIST or RCC, you will usually take your medicine for 4 weeks (28 days) and then stop for 2 weeks (14 days). This is 1 cycle of treatment. You will repeat this cycle for as long as your healthcare provider tells you to.
  • If you take SUTENT for pNET, take it 1 time each day until your healthcare provider tells you to stop.
  • Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit during your treatment with SUTENT. They may cause you to have too much SUTENT in your body.
  • Your healthcare provider may do blood tests before each cycle of treatment to check you for side effects.
  • If you miss a dose of SUTENT by less than 12 hours, take the missed dose right away. If you miss a dose of SUTENT by more than 12 hours, just take your next dose at your regular time. Do not make up the missed dose. Tell your healthcare provider about any missed dose.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away, if you take too much SUTENT.
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How should I take SUTENT?

How should I take SUTENT?

  • Take SUTENT exactly the way your healthcare provider tells you.
  • Take SUTENT 1 time each day with or without food.
  • If you take SUTENT for GIST or RCC, you will usually take your medicine for 4 weeks (28 days) and then stop for 2 weeks (14 days). This is 1 cycle of treatment. You will repeat this cycle for as long as your healthcare provider tells you to.
  • If you take SUTENT for pNET, take it 1 time each day until your healthcare provider tells you to stop.
  • Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit during your treatment with SUTENT. They may cause you to have too much SUTENT in your body.
  • Your healthcare provider may do blood tests before each cycle of treatment to check you for side effects.
  • If you miss a dose of SUTENT by less than 12 hours, take the missed dose right away. If you miss a dose of SUTENT by more than 12 hours, just take your next dose at your regular time. Do not make up the missed dose. Tell your healthcare provider about any missed dose.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away, if you take too much SUTENT.

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