Abemaciclib
Hi all, I started taking abemaciclib a few days ago, and I have a few questions. Do you dispense the tablet from the blister pack into a little cup and take it (I've been given some)? Also, what do yo...
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Hi @melways, I think the nurse who originally gave it to me was being super cautious. I asked my breast care nurse and she was more relaxed about it she said ideally other people shouldn't handle it. She said it was fine to have it with me in my handbag, just to be careful if kids had access to it, which I assume would be the same advice for all drugs.
I'm taking a break from the abemaciclib at the moment, the low grade diarrhoea never settled down, and I was starting to feel awful, so I have 4 weeks off and will try again with a lower dose. I was on 150 x 2 a day and they will drop me down to 100x2 a day. Hopefully I'll be able to tolerate it better at a lower dose.
I'm taking a break from the abemaciclib at the moment, the low grade diarrhoea never settled down, and I was starting to feel awful, so I have 4 weeks off and will try again with a lower dose. I was on 150 x 2 a day and they will drop me down to 100x2 a day. Hopefully I'll be able to tolerate it better at a lower dose.