Qinlock Side Effects
What should I watch for?
This medication may make you feel generally unwell. This is not uncommon as chemotherapy can affect healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Report any side effects. Continue your course of treatment even though you feel ill unless your care team tells you to stop.
Before having surgery, talk to your care team to make sure it is ok. This medication can increase the risk of poor healing of your surgical site or wound. You will need to stop this medication 1 week before surgery. After surgery, wait at least 2 weeks before restarting this medication. Make sure the surgical site or wound is healed enough before restarting this medication. Talk to your care team if questions.
This medication can make you more sensitive to the sun. Keep out of the sun while taking this medication and for at least 1 week after the last dose. If you cannot avoid being in the sun, wear protective clothing and sunscreen. Do not use sun lamps, tanning beds, or tanning booths.
Talk to your care team if you may be pregnant. This medication can cause serious birth defects if taken during pregnancy and for 1 week after the last dose. You will need a negative pregnancy test before starting this medication. Contraception is recommended while taking this medication and for 1 week after the last dose. Your care team can help you find the option that works for you.
If your partner can get pregnant, use a condom during sex while taking this medication and for 1 week after the last dose.
Do not breastfeed while taking this medication and for 1 week after the last dose.
This medication may cause infertility. Talk to your care team if you are concerned about your fertility.
What are the side effects?
Side effects that you should report to your care team as soon as possible:
- Allergic reactions—skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
- Heart failure—shortness of breath, swelling of the ankles, feet, or hands, sudden weight gain, unusual weakness or fatigue
- Increase in blood pressure
- Redness, swelling, and blistering of the skin over hands and feet
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report these to your care team if they continue or are bothersome):
- Hair loss
- Muscle pain
- Nausea
- Sensitivity to light
- Vomiting
What may interact with this drug?
- Apalutamide
- Certain antibiotics, such as clarithromycin, chloramphenicol, telithromycin
- Certain antiviral medications for HIV or hepatitis
- Certain medications for cancer treatment, such as ceritinib, idelalisib, ribociclib, sotorasib, tucatinib
- Certain medications for fungal infections, such as itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole
- Certain medications for seizures, such as carbamazepine, fosphenytoin/phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone
- Conivaptan
- Enzalutamide
- Grapefruit juice
- Lumacaftor; ivacaftor
- Mifepristone
- Mitotane
- Nefazodone
- Rifampin
- St. John's Wort