Trastuzumab (Cont.)

Dosing Information for Trastuzumab

The dose of trastuzumab that your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
 
As is always the case, do not adjust your trastuzumab dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 
(Click Trastuzumab Dosing for more information.)
 

Side Effects of Trastuzumab

As with any medicine, side effects are possible with trastuzumab. However, not everyone who takes the drug will experience side effects. In fact, most people tolerate it quite well. If side effects do occur, in most cases, they are minor and either require no treatment or can easily be treated by you or your healthcare provider. Serious side effects are less common.
 
Common side effects of trastuzumab include, but are not limited to:
 
  • Pain
  • Fatigue or weakness
  • Fever
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhea.
     
(Click Side Effects of Trastuzumab to learn more, including potentially serious side effects that you should report immediately to your healthcare provider.)
 
The following eMedTV articles describe specific side effects of trastuzumab:
 
(Trastuzumab Continued: Page 4)
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;