Manufacturer: Cipla Ltd
Salt Composition : Pomalidomide(1mg)
Pomalong 1mg Capsule can be taken with or without food, but better to take it at the same time every day. 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.
The most common side effects of this medicine include fatigue, fever, bone pain, muscle cramp, and diarrhea. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver, and blood uric acid levels.
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. It makes your skin more sensitive towards sunlight, take caution while stepping out or wear protective clothing.
Pomalong 1mg Capsule is in a class of medications called immunomodulatory agents. It works by helping the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow.
Pomalidomide is absorbed with maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) reached at a median time (Tmax) between 2 and 3 hours after a clinically relevant dose and >70% is absorbed following administration of a single oral dose.
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 you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Pomalong
Fatigue
Fever
Bone pain
Muscle cramp
Diarrhea
Nausea
Constipation
Breathing problems
Cough
Decreased appetite
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Low blood platelets
Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes)
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
contraindicated in patients who have demonstrated severe hypersensitivity (e.g., angioedema, anaphylaxis) to pomalidomide or any of the excipients
Pomalong 1mg 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.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Pomalong 1mg Capsule. Please consult your doctor.
Pomalong 1mg Capsule is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
indicated for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies including lenalidomide and bortezomib and have demonstrated disease progression on or within 60 days of completion of the last therapy.
Drug-Drug Interactions: POMALIDOMIDE may interact with medicines used to treat cancer (e.g. adalimumab, avelumab), immunomodulatory medication (e.g. baricitinib, fingolimod, leflunomide), vaccines (e.g. BCG Vaccine, measles virus vaccine), and antipsychotic medication (e.g. clozapine).
Drug-Food Interactions: Avoid the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Drug-Disease Interactions: Inform your doctor if you have bone marrow depression/low blood counts, arterial thromboembolic events (myocardial infarction and stroke), thromboembolic events (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism), renal or hepatic impairment and infections (Bacterial/Fungal/Protozoal/Viral).
Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List:
ADALIMUMAB
AVELUMAB
BARICITINIB
FINGOLIMOD
LEFLUNOMIDE
BCG VACCINE
MEASLES VIRUS VACCINE
CLOZAPINE
Pomalong 1mg Capsule may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Store below 30°C
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Pomalong 1mg Capsule can be taken with or without food, but try to have it at the same time every day.
Do not skip any dose and complete the course as suggested by your doctor.
Use an effective method of birth control to avoid pregnancy while taking this medication.
Do not donate blood to anyone during the treatment or after 7 days of the treatment.
Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor your blood cell count and liver function.
It makes you feel dizzy. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Pomalong 1mg Capsule may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
