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NINLARO- ixazomib capsule


  1. What Is Ninlaro?
  2. Before Taking Ninlaro, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions, Including If You:
  3. How Should I Take Ninlaro?
  4. Ninlaro May Cause Serious Side Effects, Including:
  5. How Should I Store Ninlaro?
  6. What Are The Ingredients In Ninlaro?
  7. Patient Information

What Is Ninlaro? 

NINLARO is a prescription medicine used to treat multiple myeloma in combination with the medicines REVLIMID(lenalidomide) and dexamethasone, in people who have received at least one prior treatment for their multiple myeloma.

It is not known if NINLARO is safe and effective in children.

Before Taking Ninlaro, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions, Including If You: 

  • have liver problems
  • have kidney problems or are on dialysis
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. NINLARO can harm your unborn baby.
    • Avoid becoming pregnant during treatment with NINLARO.
    • Females who are able to become pregnant must use effective birth control during treatment and for 90 days after your final dose of NINLARO.
    • Males with a female partner who is able to become pregnant must use effective birth control during treatment and for 90 days after your final dose of NINLARO.
    • Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that may be right for you.
    • Tell your healthcare provider right away if you or your partner become pregnant while you are receiving NINLARO.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if NINLARO passes into breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with NINLARO.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Talk to your healthcare provider before starting any new medicines during treatment with NINLARO.

How Should I Take Ninlaro? 

  • Take NINLARO exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. Do not change your dose or stop taking NINLARO without talking to your healthcare provider first.
  • NINLARO is taken in "cycles." Each cycle lasts 4 weeks (28 days).
    • The usual dose of NINLARO is 1 capsule taken 1 time each week, on the same day of the week forthe first 3 weeksof each cycle.
    • Take each dose of NINLARO at about the same time of day.
    • Take REVLIMID (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to.
    • Your healthcare provider will do blood tests during treatment with NINLARO to check for side effects.
    • Your healthcare provider may change your dose or stop NINLARO, REVLIMID (lenalidomide), or dexamethasone if you have side effects.
  • Take NINLARO at least 1 hour before or at least 2 hours after food.
  • On the days that you take both NINLARO and dexamethasone, do nottake NINLARO and dexamethasone at the same time.Take dexamethasone with food.
  • Swallow NINLARO capsules whole with water.Do notcrush, chew or open the capsule.
  • Avoid direct contact with the capsule contents. If you accidentally get powder from the NINLARO capsule on your skin, wash the area well with soap and water. If you accidentally get powder from the NINLARO capsule in your eyes, flush your eyes well with water.
  • If you miss a dose of NINLARO, or if you are late taking a dose, take the dose as long as the next scheduled dose is more than 3 days (72 hours) away.Do nottake a missed dose of NINLARO if it is within 3 days (72 hours) of your next scheduled dose.
  • If you vomit after taking a dose of NINLARO,do notrepeat the dose. Take your next dose of NINLARO on the next scheduled day and time.
  • If you take more NINLARO than your healthcare provider tells you to take, call your healthcare provider right away or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

Ninlaro May Cause Serious Side Effects, Including: 

  • Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia). Low platelet counts are common with NINLARO, and can sometimes be serious. You may need platelet transfusions if your counts are too low. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any signs of low platelet counts, including bleeding and easy bruising.
  • Stomach and intestinal (gastrointestinal) problems.Diarrhea, constipation, nausea, and vomiting are common with NINLARO, and can sometimes be severe. Call your healthcare provider if you get any of these symptoms and they do not go away during treatment with NINLARO. Your healthcare provider may prescribe medicine to help treat your symptoms.
  • Nerve problems. Nerve problems are common with NINLARO and may also be severe. Tell your healthcare provider if you get any new or worsening symptoms, including:
  • tingling
  • numbness
  • pain
  • a burning feeling in your feet or hands
  • weakness in your arms or legs
  • Swelling. Swelling is common with NINLARO and can sometimes be severe. Tell your healthcare provider if you develop swelling in your arms, hands, legs, ankles, or feet, or if you gain weight from swelling.
  • Skin reactions. Tell your healthcare provider if you get a new or worsening rash.
  • Liver problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you get these signs of a liver problem:
    • yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
    • pain in your right upper stomach-area

Back pain is also common with NINLARO.

These are not all the possible side effects of NINLARO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How Should I Store Ninlaro? 

  • Store NINLARO at room temperature. Do not store above 86 F (30 C).
  • Do not freeze NINLARO.
  • Store NINLARO capsules in the original packaging until just before each use.
  • Ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider about how to dispose of (throw away) unused NINLARO.

Keep NINLARO and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of NINLARO.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use NINLARO for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give NINLARO to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about NINLARO that is written for healthcare professionals.

What Are The Ingredients In Ninlaro? 

Active ingredient: ixazomib

Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, and talc

Capsule shells: gelatin and titanium dioxide. The 4 mg capsule shell contains red and yellow iron oxide. The 3 mg capsule shell contains black iron oxide. The 2.3 mg capsule shell contains red iron oxide. The printing ink contains shellac, propylene glycol, potassium hydroxide, and black iron oxide.

Distributed and Marketed by: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Cambridge, MA 02139
NINLARO is a registered trademark of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
2015 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For more information, you may also go to www.NINLARO.com or call 1-844-617-6468.

This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Issued: November 2015

Patient Information 

Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information).

Dosing Instructions

  • Instruct patients to take NINLARO exactly as prescribed.
  • Advise patients to take NINLARO once a week on the same day and at approximately the same time for the first three weeks of a four week cycle.
  • Advise patients to take NINLARO at least one hour before or at least two hours after food.
  • Advise patients that NINLARO and dexamethasone should not be taken at the same time, because dexamethasone should be taken with food and NINLARO should not be taken with food.
  • Advise patients to swallow the capsule whole with water. The capsule should not be crushed, chewed or opened.
  • Advise patients that direct contact with the capsule contents should be avoided. In case of capsule breakage, avoid direct contact of capsule contents with the skin or eyes. If contact occurs with the skin, wash thoroughly with soap and water. If contact occurs with the eyes, flush thoroughly with water.
  • If a patient misses a dose, advise them to take the missed dose as long as the next scheduled dose is 72 hours away. Advise patients not to take a missed dose if it is within 72 hours of their next scheduled dose.
  • If a patient vomits after taking a dose, advise them not to repeat the dose but resume dosing at the time of the next scheduled dose.
  • Advise patients to store capsules in original packaging, and not to remove the capsule from the packaging until just prior to taking NINLARO.

[seeDosage and Administration (2.1)]

Thrombocytopenia

Advise patients that they may experience low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia). Signs of thrombocytopenia may include bleeding and easy bruising. [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.1)].

Gastrointestinal Toxicities

Advise patients they may experience diarrhea, constipation, nausea and vomiting and to contact their physician if these adverse reactions persist. [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.2)].

Peripheral Neuropathy

Advise patients to contact their physicians if they experience new or worsening symptoms of peripheral neuropathy such as tingling, numbness, pain, a burning feeling in the feet or hands, or weakness in the arms or legs. [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.3)].

Peripheral Edema

Advise patients to contact their physicians if they experience unusual swelling of their extremities or weight gain due to swelling [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.4)].

Cutaneous Reactions

Advise patients to contact their physicians if they experience new or worsening rash [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.5)].

Hepatotoxicity

Advise patients to contact their physicians if they experience jaundice or right upper quadrant abdominal pain [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.6)].

Pregnancy

Advise women of the potential risk to a fetus and to avoid becoming pregnant while being treated with NINLARO and for 90 days following the final dose. Advise patients to contact their physicians immediately if they or their female partner become pregnant during treatment or within 90 days of the final dose [seeWarnings and Precautions (5.7)].

Concomitant Medications

Advise patients to speak with their physicians about any other medication they are currently taking and before starting any new medications.

Distributed and Marketed by: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Cambridge, MA 02139

NINLARO is a registered trademark of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

2015 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

For more information, you may also go to www.NINLARO.com or call 1-844-617-6468.

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