What is BRAFTOVI?
BRAFTOVI is a prescription medicine used in combination with a medicine called binimetinib to treat people with a type of skin cancer called melanoma:
- that has spread to other parts of the body or cannot be removed by surgery, and
- that has a certain type of abnormal "BRAF" gene
BRAFTOVI should not be used to treat people with wild-type BRAF melanoma. Your healthcare provider will perform a test to make sure that BRAFTOVI is right for you.
It is not known if BRAFTOVI is safe and effective in children.
Before taking BRAFTOVI, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- have had bleeding problems
- have eye problems
- have heart problems, including a condition called long QT syndrome
- have been told that you have low blood levels of potassium, calcium, or magnesium
- have liver or kidney problems
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. BRAFTOVI can harm your unborn baby.
- Females who are able to become pregnant should use effective non-hormonal birth control (contraception) during treatment with BRAFTOVI and for 2 weeks after the final dose of BRAFTOVI. Birth control methods that contain hormones (such as birth control pills, injections or transdermal systems) may not work as well during treatment with BRAFTOVI.
- Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that may be right for you during this time.
- Your healthcare provider will do a pregnancy test before you start taking BRAFTOVI. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you might be pregnant during treatment with BRAFTOVI.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if BRAFTOVI passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with BRAFTOVI and for 2 weeks after the final dose of BRAFTOVI. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during this time.
- BRAFTOVI and certain other medicines can affect each other, causing side effects or affecting how BRAFTOVI or the other medicines work.
- Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take BRAFTOVI?
- Take BRAFTOVI exactly as your healthcare provider tells you. Do not change your dose or stop taking BRAFTOVI unless your healthcare provider tells you to.
- Your healthcare provider may change your dose of BRAFTOVI, temporarily stop, or completely stop your treatment with BRAFTOVI if you develop certain side effects.
- Take BRAFTOVI in combination with binimetinib by mouth one time each day.
- BRAFTOVI may be taken with or without food.
- Avoid grapefruit during treatment with BRAFTOVI. Grapefruit products may increase the amount of BRAFTOVI in your body.
- If you miss a dose of BRAFTOVI, take it as soon as you remember. If it is within 12 hours of your next scheduled dose, take your next dose at your regular time. Do not make up for the missed dose.
- Do not take an extra dose if you vomit after taking your scheduled dose. Take your next dose at your regular time.
- If you stop treatment with binimetinib, talk to your healthcare provider about your BRAFTOVI treatment. Your BRAFTOVI dose may need to be changed.
What are the possible side effects of ALIQOPA?
What are the possible side effects of BRAFTOVI?
- Bleeding problems. BRAFTOVI, when taken with binimetinib, can cause serious bleeding problems, including in your stomach or brain, that can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider and get medical help right away if you have any signs of bleeding, including:
- headaches, dizziness, or feeling weak
- cough up blood or blood clots
- vomit blood or your vomit looks like “coffee grounds”
- red or black stools that look like tar
- Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop any of these symptoms of eye problems:
- blurred vision, loss of vision, or other vision changes
- see colored dots
- see halos (blurred outline around objects)
- eye pain, swelling, or redness
- Changes in the electrical activity of your heart called QT prolongation. QT prolongation can cause irregular heartbeats that can be life threatening. Your healthcare provider should do tests before you start taking BRAFTOVI with binimetinib and during your treatment to check your body salts (electrolytes). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you feel faint, lightheaded, dizzy or if you feel your heart beating irregularly or fast while taking BRAFTOVI with binimetinib. These symptoms may be related to QT prolongation.
- The most common side effects of BRAFTOVI when taken with binimetinib, include:
- fatigue
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- pain or swelling of your joints
- BRAFTOVI may cause fertility problems in males. Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you. These are not all the possible side effects of BRAFTOVI. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Array BioPharma Inc. at 1-844-792-7729.
How should I store BRAFTOVI?
- Store BRAFTOVI at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
- Store BRAFTOVI in the original bottle.
- Keep the BRAFTOVI bottle tightly closed and protect it from moisture.
- BRAFTOVI comes with a desiccant packet in the bottle to help protect your medicine from moisture. Do not remove the desiccant packet from the bottle.
- Keep BRAFTOVI and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of BRAFTOVI.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use BRAFTOVI for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give BRAFTOVI to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about BRAFTOVI that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in BRAFTOVI?
- Active ingredient: encorafenib
- Inactive ingredients: copovidone, poloxamer 188, microcrystalline cellulose, succinic acid, crospovidone, colloidal silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate of vegetable origin
- Capsule shell: gelatin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, monogramming ink (pharmaceutical glaze, ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol)
Tell your healthcare provider if you have vomiting, diarrhea, or signs of dehydration that does not go away. ABRAXANE may cause fertility problems in males and females, which may affect your ability to have a child.
Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you. These are not all of the possible side effects of ABRAXANE. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Ask your healthcare provider if you do not know.