Indications
Dasanix Tablet is used for:
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Adult Dose
Oral
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Adult: Chronic phase CML: Initially, 100 mg once daily, may increase up to 140 mg once daily. Accelerated, myeloid or lymphoid blast phase CML or Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL: Initially, 140 mg once daily, may increase up to 180 mg once daily.
Hepatic impairment: No dosage adjustment needed.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
May be taken with or without food. Swallow whole, do not break/crush/cut.
Contra Indications
Concomitant use w/ CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. atazanavir, clarithromycin, erythromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, voriconazole or grapefruit juice); CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. carbamazepine, dexamethasone, phenytoin, phenobarbital, rifampicin or St John's wort); antacid. Pregnancy.
Precautions
Patients w/ predisposing factors for QT prolongation (e.g. congenital long QT syndrome, hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia, on antiarrhythmic therapy, or receiving cumulative high doses of anthracyclines). Hepatic impairment. Lactation. Monitoring Parameters Evaluate patients for manifestations of underlying cardiopulmonary disease prior to and during therapy. Measure full blood counts wkly for the 1st 2 mth and then mthly thereafter.
Lactation: not known if excreted in breast milk; do not nurse
Pregnancy-Lactation
Pregnancy
Based on limited human data, dasatinib can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman; adverse pharmacologic effects (eg, hydrops fetalis, fetal leukopenia, and fetal thrombocytopenia) have been reported with maternal exposure to dasatinib
Animal reproduction studies in rats have demonstrated extensive mortality during organogenesis, the fetal period, and in neonates; skeletal malformations were observed in a limited number of surviving rat and rabbit conceptuses; these findings occurred at dasatinib plasma concentrations below those in humans receiving therapeutic doses of dasatinib
Advise a pregnant woman of the potential risk to a fetus
Transplacental transfer of dasatinib has been reported
Advise females of reproductive potential to avoid pregnancy, which may include the use of effective contraceptive methods, during treatment with dasatinib and for 30 days after the final dose
Based on animal data, dasatinib may result in damage to female and male reproductive tissues
Lactation
No data are available regarding the presence of dasatinib in human milk, the effects of the drug on the breastfed child, or the effects of the drug on milk production
However, dasatinib is present in the milk of lactating rats
Interactions
Concomitant use w/ drugs that have narrow therapeutic index (e.g. alfentanil, cisapride, ciclosporin, fentanyl, pimozide, quinidine, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, ergot alkaloids) as it may increase the serum levels of these drugs. Increased risk of bleeding and thrombocytopenia w/ antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, and NSAIDs.
Potentially Fatal: May reduce plasma levels w/ antacids, administer antacid 2 hr apart from the admin of dasatinib. May increase plasma levels w/ CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. atazanavir, clarithromycin, erythromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin or voriconazole). May reduce plasma levels w/ CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. carbamazepine, dexamethasone, phenytoin, phenobarbital or rifampicin).
Side Effects
Side effects of Dasatinib :
>10%
Fluid retention, incl CHF, pulm edema, pleural effusion (50%), Diarrhea (49%), Headache (40%), Hemorrhage (40%), Fatigue (39%), Pyrexia (39%), Skin rash (35%), Infection (34%), Nausea (34%), Dyspnea (32%), Cough (28%), Pain (26%), Abdominal pain (25%), Vomiting (22%), Anorexia (19%), Arthralgia (19%), Asthenia (19%), Constipation (14%), Dizziness (14%), Musculoskeletal pain (14%), Weight loss (14%), Chest pain (13%), Neuropathy (13%), Myalgia (12%), Abdominal distention (11%), Arrhythmia (11%), Chills (11%), Pneumonia (11%), Pruritus (11%), Weight gain (11%)
1-10% (selected)
Anemia, Febrile neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, Mucosal inflammation
Vascular disorders: Thrombosis/embolism (including pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis)
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension
Dermatologic reactions: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme
Mode of Action
Dasatinib is an inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases. It is used for the treatment of all phases of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in adults who have resistance or intolerance to previous therapy, including imatinib.
Note
Dasanix 20mg Tablet generic name is Dasatinib. Dasanix 20mg Tablet is manufactured by Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Dasanix is availble in all over Bangladesh.
Mes BD drug index information on Dasanix Tablet is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.