SUMMARY  

• Johnson & Johnson cannot recommend any practices, procedures, or dosage administration techniques that deviate from the approved product labeling.
• ERLEADA 60 mg is not commercially available as a solution or suspension.
• For patients with a feeding tube, ERLEADA 60 mg tablets can be administered through a feeding tube 8 French or greater.¹

ALTERNATE METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION

Administer 60 mg Tablets Through a Feeding Tube

ERLEADA 60 mg tablets (prescribed dose of 240 mg, 180 mg, or 120 mg) can be administered through a feeding tube 8 French or greater as follows¹:

1. Place the entire prescribed dose of ERLEADA tablets in the barrel of the syringe (use at least a 50 mL syringe) and draw up 20 mL of non-carbonated water into the syringe.
2. Wait 10 minutes and then shake vigorously to disperse contents completely.
3. Administer immediately through the feeding tube.
4. Refill the syringe with non-carbonated water and administer. Repeat until no tablet residue is left in the syringe or feeding tube.

Literature Search

A literature search of MEDLINE^®, Embase^®, BIOSIS Previews^®, and Derwent Drug File (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 10 July 2024.