Question 1

What is Apalutamide used for?

Accepted Answer

Prostate cancer that has not yet spread to other parts of the body but is no longer responding to standard hormone therapy, advanced prostate cancer that is still sensitive to hormone treatment

Question 2

How do you take Apalutamide?

Accepted Answer

Take 4 tablets of Erleada 60 mg (that is 240 mg total) once daily. You can take it with or without food — just swallow the tablets whole with water. Take it at the same time every day so you don't forget.

Question 3

What are the side effects of Apalutamide?

Accepted Answer

Feeling very tired or weak, skin rash or dry itchy skin, joint pain or muscle aches, hot flushes (sudden feeling of warmth), loss of appetite or weight loss

Question 4

Who should not take Apalutamide?

Accepted Answer

People who are allergic to apalutamide or any ingredient in Erleada tablets, women and children, anyone with a history of seizures or fits should discuss risks carefully with their doctor before starting this drug.

Question 5

Is Apalutamide safe during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Apalutamide is not for use in women — it can cause serious harm to an unborn baby, so men taking this drug must use effective contraception if their partner can become pregnant.

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