Country: Unjoni Ewropea
Lingwa: Ingliż
Sors: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
rucaparib camsylate
pharmaand GmbH
L01XX
rucaparib
Antineoplastic agents
Ovarian Neoplasms
Rubraca is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced (FIGO Stages III and IV) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) following completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.Rubraca is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum-based chemotherapy.
Revision: 15
Authorised
2018-05-23
39 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 40 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT RUBRACA 200 MG FILM-CO ATED TABLETS RUBRACA 250 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS RUBRACA 300 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS rucaparib This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get. See the end of section 4 for how to report side effects. READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Rubraca is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Rubraca 3. How to take Rubraca 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Rubraca 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT RUBRACA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR WHAT RUBRACA IS AND HOW IT WORKS Rubraca contains the active substance rucaparib. Rubraca is an anti-cancer medicine, also known as a ‘PARP (poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase) inhibitor’. Patients with changes (mutations) in genes called BRCA are at risk of developing a number of types of cancer. Rubraca blocks an enzyme that repairs damaged DNA in the cancer cells, resulting in their death. WHAT RUBRACA IS USED FOR Rubraca is used to treat a type of cancer of the ovary. It is used as maintenance therapy immediately after a course of chemotherapy that has caused the tumour to shrink. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE RUBRACA DO NOT TAKE RUBRACA • if you are allergic to rucaparib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) • if y Aqra d-dokument sħiħ
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions. See section 4.8 for how to report adverse reactions. 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Rubraca 200 mg film-coated tablets Rubraca 250 mg film-coated tablets Rubraca 300 mg film-coated tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Rubraca 200 mg film -coated tablets Each tablet contains rucaparib camsylate corresponding to 200 mg rucaparib. Rubraca 250 mg film -coated tablets Each tablet contains rucaparib camsylate corresponding to 250 mg rucaparib. Rubraca 300 mg film -coated tablets Each tablet contains rucaparib camsylate corresponding to 300 mg rucaparib. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Rubraca 200 mg film -coated tablet Blue, 11 mm, round film-coated tablet, debossed with “C2”. Rubraca 250 mg film -coated tablet White, 11 × 15 mm, diamond-shaped film-coated tablet, debossed with “C25”. Rubraca 300 mg film -coated tablet Yellow, 8 × 16 mm, oval film-coated tablet, debossed with “C3”. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Rubraca is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced (FIGO Stages III and IV) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) following completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. 3 Rubraca is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with platinum- sensitive relapsed high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum-based chemotherapy. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Treatment with Rubraca should be initiated and supervised by a physician experienced in the use of anticancer medicinal products. Posology The recomm Aqra d-dokument sħiħ