Nexavar
Sorafenib tablets for liver and kidney cancer. It blocks the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow.
- Category
- Oncology Support
- Active ingredient
- Sorafenib
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 200mg
This listing uses Nexavar as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Nexavar vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Nexavar details
- Alternative names
- sorafenib
- Therapeutic class
- Multikinase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Antineoplastic
- Minor side effects
- nausea; fatigue; diarrhoea
- Moderate side effects
- hand-foot skin reaction; hypertension; weight loss
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Bayer
- Onset Time
- 2–4 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Ketoconazole; Rifampin; Warfarin
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adults.
Contraindications
severe hypersensitivity to sorafenib; concurrent use of carboplatin and paclitaxel in lung cancer
Serious side effects
myocardial ischaemia, requires immediate medical attention; severe gastrointestinal perforation, requires immediate medical attention; tumour haemorrhage, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Sorafenib tablets for liver and kidney cancer. It blocks the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow.
Mechanism of action
Blocks multiple intracellular kinases, stopping tumour cell division and preventing crucial angiogenesis in tumour tissues.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: High risk of fetal mortality and anomalies. Do not use. Breastfeeding: Contraindicated.
What you will receive
Nexavar is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Sorafenib, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.