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ERLEADA®

(apalutamide)

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Does ERLEADA Interact with Other Medicines?

Last Updated: 01/13/2025

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

Does ERLEADA interact with other medicines?

  • Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. ERLEADA can interact with many other medicines.1 
  • You should not start or stop any medicine before you talk with the healthcare provider that prescribed ERLEADA.1   
  • Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.1   
  • Taking certain other medicines during treatment with ERLEADA may lead to drug interactions.1   
  • Drug interactions may make ERLEADA less effective, cause unexpected side effects, or increase the action of ERLEADA.2
  • Some examples of medicines that may interact with ERLEADA include gemfibrozil, itraconazole, ketoconazole, rifampin, midazolam, omeprazole, warfarin, fexofenadine and rosuvastatin.1   
  • This is not a complete list of all medicines that may interact with ERLEADA. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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
2 Drug interactions: what you should know. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Accessed 2025-01-07. Available via: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/ucm163354.htm