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Indications

High Alert

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

Derm: dermatitis, dry skin, eczema, pruritus, rash, skin discoloration, urticaria, DRUG REACTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS (DRESS), ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia.

Endo: hyperglycemia.

F and E: hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, dehydration, ketoacidosis.

GI: liver enzymes, diarrhea, nausea, stomatitis, vomiting.

GU: serum creatinine, urinary tract infection.

Hemat: anemia, leukopenia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia.

Metab: appetite, hypertriglyceridemia.

Neuro: fatigue, headache.

Interactions

Drug-Drug:

Availability

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

Truqap

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: antineoplastics

Pharmacologic Classification: kinase inhibitors

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: 29% absorbed following oral administration.

Distribution: Extensively distributed to extravascular tissues.

Metabolism/Excretion: Primarily metabolized in the liver via the CYP3A4 and UGT2B7. 45% excreted in the urine, 50% in the feces.

Half-life: 8.3 hr.

Time/Action Profile

(plasma concentrations)

ROUTEONSETPEAKDURATION
POunknown1–2 hr12 hr

Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

kap-EYE-va-SER-tib