Staying on Track
Staying on Track
We understand how important it is for you to take your ERLEADA™ medication just as your doctor prescribed. Janssen CarePath provides ongoing support to help you stay on track with your ERLEADA™ 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, identify cost support options, and sign up for treatment reminders.
Support
Janssen CarePath offers additional support to keep you informed about ERLEADA™ and provides ongoing resources and services to help you stay on track with your ERLEADA™ treatment as prescribed by your doctor. We offer:
- Access to nurses who can answer your questions about ERLEADA™*
- Personalized, live refill reminder calls
- Resources and techniques to help you cope with stress
- Tools to help you make healthy lifestyle choices
*The ERLEADA™ nurse program is not intended to provide medical advice, replace your treatment plan with your doctor or nurse, or provide treatment or case management services. You should always talk to your healthcare provider and treatment team about any medical decisions and concerns you may have.
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
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.
ERLEADA™ Web site
Erleada.com
This Web site contains additional information about treatment with ERLEADA™. On this Web site, you can also get helpful information about your condition.
Janssen Biotech, Inc., the maker of ERLEADA™, does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the Web site listed below, or the services provided by this organization. Clicking on the link 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.
What is ERLEADA™?
ERLEADA™ (apalutamide) is a prescription medicine used to treat prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body and no longer responds to a medical or surgical treatment that lowers testosterone.
It is not known if ERLEADA™ is safe or effective in children.
Important Safety Information For ERLEADA™
Do not take ERLEADA™ (apalutamide) if you:
- are pregnant or may become pregnant. ERLEADA™ may harm your unborn baby.
- are female. ERLEADA™ is not for use in women.
Before taking ERLEADA™, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have a history of seizures, brain injury, stroke, or brain tumors.
- have a partner who is pregnant or may become pregnant. Men who are sexually active with a pregnant woman must use a condom during and for 3 months after treatment with ERLEADA™. If your sexual partner may become pregnant, effective birth control (contraception) must be used during and for 3 months after treatment. Talk with your healthcare provider if you have questions about birth control.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. ERLEADA™ can interact with many other medicines.
You should not start or stop any medicine before you talk with the healthcare provider that prescribed ERLEADA™.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take ERLEADA™?
- Take ERLEADA™ exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.
- Take your prescribed dose of ERLEADA™ 1 time a day, at the same time each day.
- Take ERLEADA™ with or without food.
- Swallow ERLEADA™ tablets whole.
- Your healthcare provider may change your dose if needed.
- Do not stop taking your prescribed dose of ERLEADA™ without talking with your healthcare provider first.
- If you miss a dose of ERLEADA™, take your normal dose as soon as possible on the same day. Return to your normal schedule on the following day. You should not take extra tablets to make up the missed dose.
- You should start or continue a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog therapy during your treatment with ERLEADA™ unless you had a surgery to lower the amount of testosterone in your body (surgical castration).
- If you take too much ERLEADA™, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
- Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check for side effects.
What are the possible side effects of ERLEADA™?
ERLEADA™ may cause serious side effects including:
- Falls and fractures. ERLEADA™ treatment can cause bones and muscles to weaken and may increase your risk for falls and fractures. Falls and fractures have happened in people during treatment with ERLEADA™. Falls were not caused by loss of consciousness (fainting) or seizures. Your healthcare provider will monitor your risks for falls and fractures during treatment with ERLEADA™.
- Seizure. If you take ERLEADA™, you may be at risk of having a seizure. You should avoid activities where a sudden loss of consciousness could cause serious harm to yourself or others. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have a loss of consciousness or seizure. Your healthcare provider will stop ERLEADA™ if you have a seizure during treatment.
The most common side effects of ERLEADA™ include:
- feeling very tired
- high blood pressure
- rash
- diarrhea
- nausea
- decreased appetite
- weight loss
- joint pain
- fall
- hot flash
- bone injury (fracture)
- swollen hands, ankles, or feet
ERLEADA™ may cause fertility problems in males, which may affect the ability to father children. Talk to your healthcare provider if you have concerns about fertility. Do not donate sperm during treatment with ERLEADA™ and for 3 months after the last dose of ERLEADA™.
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 ERLEADA™.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see the full Prescribing Information for ERLEADA™.
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