Staying on Track
Staying on Track
We understand how important it is for you to take your DARZALEX® medication just as your doctor prescribed. Janssen CarePath provides ongoing support to help you stay on track with your DARZALEX® treatment.
Janssen CarePath Account
Sign Up or Log In to your personal Janssen CarePath Account so you can learn about support resources, get answers to questions about your insurance coverage, find affordability programs, and more.
Support
Janssen CarePath offers additional support to help keep you informed about DARZALEX® and provides ongoing resources and services to help you stay on track with your DARZALEX® treatment as prescribed by your doctor. We offer:
- Ongoing e-mails throughout your journey
- Personalized, live appointment reminder calls
- Mindfulness exercises and techniques to help you cope with stress
- Tools to help you make healthy lifestyle choices
Tools to help you track and meet your health and wellness goals
Care4Today® Connect is a helpful medication and appointment tracking and reminder tool designed to empower users to take an active role in their own health care. This application can enable users to track key health measures, providing support and motivation in between doctor visits in the following ways:
- Delivers medication, medication refill, and appointment reminders
- Enables users to record information such as exercise, etc.
- Users can share self-reported data with healthcare professionals
If you have any questions, please call Janssen CarePath at 844-55DARZA (844-553-2792) Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 8 PM ET.
Connecting with others in your community
Resources are available online that can offer support and help you connect with others who are living with your condition. These include local support groups, fundraising walks, outreach programs, online communities, and volunteer opportunities. The Web sites below can help you learn more about your condition and connect with others.
DARZALEX® Web site
Darzalex.com
This Web site contains additional information about treatment with DARZALEX®. On this Web site, you can also get helpful information about your condition.
Janssen Biotech, Inc., the maker of DARZALEX®, does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any of the Web sites listed below, or the services provided by these organizations. Clicking on any of the links below will take you to a Web site to which our privacy policy does not apply. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit.
Advocacy Connector
AdvocacyConnector.com
This Web site connects patients and caregivers to national and state-specific advocacy groups relevant to oncology.
Cancer.com Web Site
Cancer.com
An online resource designed to connect patients to educational, emotional, and community support they may need through their cancer journey. Tailored content provided by leading advocacy organizations, together with a suite of tools that may help users navigate life with cancer, including My Care Activator, The Advocacy Connector, and The Survivorship Guide.
What is DARZALEX®?
DARZALEX® is a prescription medicine used to treat multiple myeloma:
- In combination with the medicines bortezomib, melphalan and prednisone, in people with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who cannot receive a type of stem cell transplant that uses their own stem cells (autologous stem cell transplant).
- In combination with the medicines lenalidomide and dexamethasone or bortezomib and dexamethasone, in people who have received at least one prior medicine to treat multiple myeloma.
- In combination with the medicines pomalidomide and dexamethasone in people who have received at least two prior medicines to treat multiple myeloma, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.
- Alone in people who have received at least three prior medicines to treat multiple myeloma, including a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent, or did not respond to a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent.
It is not known if DARZALEX® is safe and effective in children.
Important Safety Information for DARZALEX®
Do not receive DARZALEX® if you have a history of a severe allergic reaction to daratumumab or any of the ingredients in DARZALEX®. See the ingredients for DARZALEX® below.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking DARZALEX®?
Before you receive DARZALEX®, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- have a history of breathing problems.
- have had shingles (herpes zoster).
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are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. DARZALEX® may harm your unborn baby.
- Females who are able to become pregnant should use an effective method of birth control during treatment and for at least 3 months after your final dose of DARZALEX®. Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DARZALEX® passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How will I receive DARZALEX®?
- DARZALEX® may be given alone or together with other medicines used to treat multiple myeloma.
- DARZALEX® will be given to you by your healthcare provider by intravenous (IV) infusion into your vein.
- Your healthcare provider will decide the time between doses as well as how many treatments you will receive.
- Your healthcare provider will give you medicines before each dose of DARZALEX® and after each dose of DARZALEX® to help reduce the risk of infusion reactions.
- If you miss any appointments, call your healthcare provider as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment.
What are the possible side effects of DARZALEX®?
DARZALEX® may cause serious reactions, including:
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Infusion reactions. Infusion reactions are common with DARZALEX® and can be severe or serious. Your healthcare provider may temporarily stop your infusion or completely stop treatment with DARZALEX® if you have infusion reactions. Get medical help right away if you get any of the following symptoms:
- shortness of breath or trouble breathing
- dizziness or lightheadedness (hypotension)
- cough
- wheezing
- throat tightness
- runny or stuffy nose
- headache
- itching
- nausea
- vomiting
- chills
- fever
- Changes in blood tests. DARZALEX® can affect the results of blood tests to match your blood type. These changes can last for up to 6 months after your final dose of DARZALEX®. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to match your blood type before you start treatment with DARZALEX®. Tell all of your healthcare providers that you are being treated with DARZALEX® before receiving blood transfusions.
- Decreases in blood cell counts. DARZALEX® can decrease white blood cell counts which help fight infections and blood cells called platelets which help to clot blood. Your healthcare provider will check your blood cell counts during treatment with DARZALEX®. Tell your healthcare provider if you develop fever or have signs of bruising or bleeding.
The most common side effects of DARZALEX® include:
- tiredness
- nausea
- diarrhea
- shortness of breath
- trouble sleeping
- fever
- cough
- muscle spasms
- back pain
- joint pain
- vomiting
- cold-like symptoms (upper respiratory infection)
- nerve damage causing tingling, numbness or pain
- swollen hands, ankles or feet
- constipation
- chills
- dizziness
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of DARZALEX®. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
General information about the safe and effective use of DARZALEX®
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about DARZALEX® that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in DARZALEX®?
Active ingredient: daratumumab
Inactive ingredients: glacial acetic acid, mannitol, polysorbate 20, sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium chloride, and water for injection
Please see Important Product Information
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