Coping with Chemotherapy
Undergoing treatment for cancer is a personal, individual experience. Chemotherapy
side effects such as CINV affect people in different ways. How you feel depends
on several factors, including how healthy you are before treatment. While your doctor
works to heal your body, you need to do everything you can to stay healthy.
To help you maintain your health, these pages offer some helpful suggestions on
topics such as:
- Keeping Healthy – Stay healthy with these
tips for caring for your body before and while undergoing chemotherapy, so you can
meet the challenges ahead.
- Changing Your Diet – Eat smart
with these diet options and eating habits that may help stimulate your appetite
and help control chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).
- Exercising and Chemotherapy
– Get in shape with exercises that may help you stay in good physical condition
and fight fatigue.
- Finding Support – Discover the advantages
of a positive outlook on your chemotherapy.
Indication
ALOXI injection is used in adults to help prevent nausea and vomiting on the day
of chemotherapy that is highly likely to cause nausea and vomiting, and up to 5
days following chemotherapy that is moderately likely to cause nausea and vomiting.
Important Safety Information
- Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking other medications or if you
are pregnant or breastfeeding
- The most common side effects of ALOXI® for
the prevention of CINV are headache and constipation
Please read the Full Product Information and discuss it with your doctor or
health care professional.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit http://www.FDA.gov/medwatch
or call 1-800-FDA-1088.