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Patient support
- The healthcare professional is often a patient’s first-line source of information
about cancer; however, explaining a complicated and scary disease to a patient is
difficult.
- Download a copy of the Tarceva package leaflet
for patients who have already received a prescription. The package leaflet is available
in many languages and has helpful instructions for the patient taking Tarceva, such
as:
- What Tarceva is and what it is used for
- What to do before they take Tarceva
- How to take Tarceva
- Possible side effects
- How to store Tarceva
- The following links are to websites geared toward
cancer patients and their families, friends, and caregivers. They may be useful
in educating the NSCLC patient on diagnosis, treatment, and living with lung cancer.
- Download a copy of the Tarceva
patient brochure.This is a great introductionfor the NSCLCpatient beginning Tarceva.
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- Download a copy of thepatient dosing
guide. This brief guide explains exactly how and when to take Tarceva as well as
what side effects to expect. This is a great take-home tool for any patient taking
Tarceva.
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