DOSING
KRAZATI recommended dosage: 600 mg BID1
Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
KRAZATI is available as immediate-release tablets1
- Advise patients to take KRAZATI at the same time every day with or without food
- KRAZATI tablets should be swallowed whole (not chewed, crushed, or split)
- If a patient misses a dose by more than 4 hours or if vomiting occurs after taking KRAZATI, advise patients not to take an additional dose. Resume dosing at the next scheduled time
- There are no restrictions for use of PPIs or H2-receptor antagonists in the KRAZATI Prescribing Information
KRAZATI dosage modifications for adverse reactions (ARs)1
If ARs occur, a maximum of 2 dose reductions is permitted. Permanently discontinue KRAZATI in patients who are unable to tolerate 600 mg once daily.
Refer to the cetuximab Prescribing Information for dose modifications for ARs associated with cetuximab.
When KRAZATI is administered in combination with cetuximab, withhold or permanently discontinue cetuximab when KRAZATI is withheld or permanently discontinued.
Treatment with KRAZATI as a single agent may be continued if cetuximab is permanently discontinued.
In some cases, patients can continue treatment at a lower dose of KRAZATI to manage adverse reactions.
Refer to the KRAZATI Prescribing Information and Therapy Management Guide for information about dosage modifications for specific ARs.
BID=twice daily; PPI=proton pump inhibitor; QD=once daily.
Reference:
- KRAZATI [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; 2024.