Your doctor may choose to prescribe you a doublet or triplet drug regimen containing POMALYST. Doublets are a combination of 2 medications, and triplets are a combination of 3 medications.
Regardless of the combination, a POMALYST-containing regimen works with your immune system to help you fight your relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
It’s important to talk to your doctor about these combinations and the associated risks and benefits. POMALYST may not work for everyone so be sure to ask your doctor if a POMALYST-containing treatment option is right for you.
Please talk to your doctor and/or read full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNINGS and Medication Guide for a complete discussion of Important Safety Information.
What is POMALYST® (pomalidomide)?
POMALYST is a prescription medicine, taken with the medicine dexamethasone, used to treat adults with multiple myeloma who have previously received at least 2 medicines to treat multiple myeloma, including a proteasome inhibitor and lenalidomide, and whose disease has become worse during treatment or within 60 days of finishing the last treatment.
What is EMPLICITI® (elotuzumab)?
EMPLICITI is a prescription medicine used to treat multiple myeloma in combination with the medicines:
It is not known if POMALYST or EMPLICITI is safe and effective in children.
What are the possible side effects of POMALYST and EMPLICITI?
Please read the Patient Information and the full Prescribing Information for EMPLICITI, and Medication Guide.
WARNINGS: Risk to unborn babies, and blood clots.
Before you begin taking POMALYST, you must read and agree to all of the instructions in the POMALYST REMS® program. Further information about the POMALYST REMS program is available at www.pomalystrems.com or by telephone at
POMALYST can cause serious side effects, including:
Call your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you get any of the following during treatment with POMALYST:
Get emergency medical help right away if you develop any of the following signs or symptoms during treatment with POMALYST:
Do not take POMALYST if you:
Before you take EMPLICITI or POMALYST, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Take POMALYST exactly as prescribed and follow all the instructions of the POMALYST REMS program.
Please read the Patient Information in the full Prescribing Information for EMPLICITI, and the Medication Guide in the full Prescribing Information for POMALYST, including Boxed WARNINGS for POMALYST.
Information about POMALYST + dexamethasone + daratumumab does not appear in the POMALYST full Prescribing Information. Please talk to your doctor and/or see the daratumumab full Prescribing Information including Patient Information for a complete discussion of Important Safety Information at www.darzalex.com.
Indication and Usage
Daratumumab is a prescription medicine used, in combination with POMALYST and dexamethasone, to treat multiple myeloma in people who have received at least two prior medicines, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.
It is not known if daratumumab is safe and effective in children.
Most common adverse reactions (20% or higher)
The most frequent adverse reactions with POMALYST + dexamethasone + daratumumab were low white blood cell count, low platelet count, low red blood cell count, infusion-related reactions, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, cough, diarrhea, constipation, shortness of breath, nausea, muscle spasms, fever, back pain, insomnia, joint pain, vomiting, dizziness, and chills.
The most common treatment-related changes to blood levels with POMALYST + dexamethasone + daratumumab were low red blood cells, low platelets, low neutrophils, and low lymphocytes.
Serious side effects of daratumumab
Daratumumab may cause serious side effects, including infusion-related reactions, changes in blood tests, and decreases in blood cell counts.
These are not all of the possible side effects of daratumumab. If you have questions, talk to your healthcare provider to learn more.
What is daratumumab?
Daratumumab is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with multiple myeloma:
It is not known if daratumumab is safe and effective in children.
Do not receive daratumumab:
Before you receive daratumumab, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
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 daratumumab?
What are the possible side effects of daratumumab?
Daratumumab may cause serious reactions, including:
Changes in blood tests. Daratumumab 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 daratumumab. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to match your blood type before you start treatment with daratumumab. Tell all of your healthcare providers that you are being treated with daratumumab before receiving blood transfusions.
Decreases in blood cell counts. Daratumumab 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 daratumumab. Tell your healthcare provider if you develop fever or have signs of bruising or bleeding.
The most common side effects of daratumumab include:
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 daratumumab. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You can report any side effects to the FDA by calling 1-800-FDA-1088.
General information about the safe and effective use of daratumumab
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 daratumumab that is written for healthcare professionals.
What are the active ingredients in daratumumab?
Active ingredient: daratumumab
Inactive ingredients: glacial acetic acid, mannitol, polysorbate 20, sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium chloride, and water for injection
Information about POMALYST + dex + isatuximab-irfc does not appear in the POMALYST full Prescribing Information. Please talk to your doctor and/or see the isatuximab-irfc full Prescribing Information including Patient Information for a complete discussion of Important Safety Information at www.sarclisa.com.
Indication and Usage
Isatuximab-irfc is a prescription medicine used in combination with POMALYST and dexamethasone, to treat multiple myeloma in adults who have received at least two prior therapies including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor. It is not known if isatuximab-irfc is safe and effective in children.
Do not receive isatuximab-irfc if you have a history of a severe allergic reaction to isatuximab-irfc or any of the ingredients in isatuximab-irfc.
See Patient Information in isatuximab-irfc full Prescribing Information for list of ingredients in isatuximab-irfc at www.sarclisa.com.
Possible side effects of isatuximab-irfc:
Isatuximab-irfc may cause serious side effects including:
The most common side effects of isatuximab-irfc in combination with POMALYST and dexamethasone include:
These are not all the possible side effects of isatuximab-irfc. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Do not receive isatuximab-irfc:
Before receiving isatuximab-irfc, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Possible side effects of isatuximab-irfc:
Isatuximab-irfc may cause serious side effects including:
The most common side effects of isatuximab-irfc in combination with POMALYST and dexamethasone include:
These are not all the possible side effects of isatuximab-irfc. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
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