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ERLEADA®

(apalutamide)

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Can ERLEADA Cause Rash?

Last Updated: 11/07/2024

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Here is a passage from the ERLEADA PATIENT INFORMATION which may be helpful to address your question:

Can ERLEADA cause rash?

  • Rash is one of the most common side effects of ERLEADA.1
    • Tell your healthcare provider if you get a rash.
  • ERLEADA may cause serious side effects including, severe skin reactions.1
    • Treatment with ERLEADA may cause severe skin reactions that can lead to death or be life-threatening.
    • Stop taking ERLEADA and tell your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you develop any of these signs or symptoms of a severe skin reaction:
      • severe rash or rash that continues to get worse
      • fever or flu-like symptoms
      • swollen lymph nodes
      • blisters or sores in the mouth, throat, nose, eyes, or genital area
      • blistering or peeling of the skin

Your healthcare provider may reduce your dose, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with ERLEADA if you have certain side effects.1

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.1

See the ERLEADA PATIENT INFORMATION for information on other common side effects of ERLEADA. This is not the only possible side effect of ERLEADA.1

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.1

additional information

This information is provided ONLY in response to your request and is not intended as medical advice, to promote the use of our product, or suggest using it in any manner other than as described in the PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. All decisions regarding your medical treatment should be made with your healthcare professional(s). Please contact your healthcare professional(s) to discuss the information in this response.

Please refer to the attached full PRESCRIBING INFORMATION and the PATIENT INFORMATION for ERLEADA.1

 

References

1 ERLEADA (apalutamide) [Prescribing Information]. Horsham, PA: Janssen Products, LP;https://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/ERLEADA-pi.pdf