Potential Side Effects
What Are the Potential Side Effects of
ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate)?
ZYTIGA® has an established safety
profile.
Please read the information about side effects
and Important Safety Information listed
below.
It's always important to know the
potential side effects of any medication
you're taking or may start to take. These are
not all the possible side effects of
ZYTIGA®. For more information, ask
your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
ZYTIGA® may cause serious side
effects including:
-
High blood pressure (hypertension), low
blood potassium levels (hypokalemia),
fluid retention (edema), and irregular
heartbeats.
Your healthcare provider will check your
blood pressure, do blood tests to check your
potassium levels, and check for signs and
symptoms of fluid retention every month.
- Dizziness
- Fast or irregular heartbeats
- Feel faint or lightheaded
- Headache
- Confusion
- Muscle weakness
- Pain in your legs
- Swelling in your legs or feet
- Adrenal problems may happen if you stop taking prednisone, get an infection, or are under stress.
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Severe liver problems. You
may develop changes in liver function blood
tests. Your healthcare provider will do
blood tests to check your liver before
treatment with ZYTIGA® and during
treatment with ZYTIGA®. Liver
failure may occur, which can lead to death.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if
you notice any of the following changes:
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes
- Darkening of the urine
- Severe nausea or vomiting
- Increased risk of bone fracture and death when ZYTIGA® and prednisone or prednisolone is used in combination with a type of radiation called radium Ra 223 dichloride. Tell your healthcare provider about any other treatments you are taking for prostate cancer
-
Severe low blood sugar
(hypoglycemia).
Severe low blood sugar with ZYTIGA®
can happen in people who have diabetes and
take certain antidiabetic medicines. You and
your healthcare provider should check your
blood sugar levels regularly during
treatment with ZYTIGA® and after
you stop treatment. Your healthcare provider
may also need to change the dose of your
antidiabetic medicines. Signs and symptoms
of low blood sugar may include:
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Weakness
- Dizziness
- Confusion
- Irritability
- Hunger
- Fast heartbeat
- Sweating
- Feeling jittery
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The most common side effects of
ZYTIGA® include:
- Feeling very tired
- Joint pain
- High blood pressure
- Nausea
- Swelling in your legs or feet
- Low blood potassium levels
- Hot flushes
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Infected nose, sinuses, or throat (cold)
- Cough
- Headache
- Low red blood cells (anemia)
- High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
- High blood sugar levels
- Certain other abnormal blood tests
ZYTIGA® 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.
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 ZYTIGA®.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, ASK YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR PHARMACIST.