warnings and cautions
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS • Gastrointestinal Toxicity: Monitor and manage as necessary. Withhold, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets. ( 2.3 , 5.1 ) • Myelosuppression: Monitor blood counts and manage as necessary. Withhold, dose reduce or discontinue bosutinib tablets ( 2.4 , 5.2 ) • Hepatic Toxicity: Monitor liver enzymes at least monthly for the first 3 months and as needed. Withhold, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets. ( 2.3 , 5.3 ) • Cardiovascular Toxicity: Monitor and manage as necessary. Interrupt, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets. ( 5.4 ) • Fluid Retention: Monitor patients and manage using standard of care treatment. Interrupt, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets. ( 2.3 , 5.5 ) • Renal Toxicity: Monitor patients for renal function at baseline and during therapy with bosutinib tablets. ( 5.6 ) • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Bosutinib tablets can cause fetal harm. Advise female patients of reproductive potential of potential risk to a fetus and to use effective contraception. ( 5.7 ) 5.1 Gastrointestinal Toxicity Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain occur with bosutinib tablets treatment. Monitor and manage patients using standards of care, including antidiarrheals, antiemetics, and fluid replacement. Among 546 adult patients in a single-arm study in patients with CML who were resistant or intolerant to prior therapy, the median time to onset for diarrhea (all grades) was 2 days and the median duration per event was 2 days. Among the patients who experienced diarrhea, the median number of episodes of diarrhea per patient during treatment with bosutinib tablets was 3 (range 1 to 268). To manage gastrointestinal toxicity, withhold, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets as necessary [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Adverse Reactions (6)] . Pediatric use information is approved for PF PRISM CV’s BOSULIF® (bosutinib) tablets. However, due to PF PRISM CV’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that information. 5.2 Myelosuppression Thrombocytopenia, anemia and neutropenia occur with bosutinib tablets treatment. Perform complete blood counts weekly for the first month of therapy and then monthly thereafter, or as clinically indicated. To manage myelosuppression, withhold, dose reduce, or discontinue bosutinib tablets as necessary [see Dosage and Administration ...