This drug, called Ibrutinib, stops something called Bruton’s kinase and it’s used for Mantle Cell Lymphoma, CLL, and Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia. It works by blocking BTK, which messes up how cancer cells grow and live. You can get it in two doses—one’s a 140 mg capsule and the other’s a tablet.
Most adults take 420 to 560 mg once per day. Your bottle of the pills might have 90 in it. It goes after a certain enzyme, BTK, in the cancer cells to stop them from growing.
How much of this stuff you take depends on how healthy you are and what type of cancer you’re dealing with. You just gotta swallow the pills whole, no need to chew ’em. They can be taken with or without eating.
Don’t chew or break the tabs since that could weaken their power. Checking in with a healthcare provider regularly is key to seeing how the drug’s working and checking out any side effects.
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