Drug details
Tarceva (erlotinib)
type of Antineoplastic Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Antineoplastics EGFR Inhibitors
Tarceva (erlotinib) is a cancer chemotherapy medication used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or pancreatic cancer.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- nausea,
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- shortness of breath,
- chills,
- vision problems,
- pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
- swelling,
- wheezing,
- sweating,
- chest pain or pressure,
- sore throat,
- burning eyes,
- skin pain,
- red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
- little or no urination,
- severe stomach pain,
- dark urine, and
- sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
- slurred speech,
- eye pain,
- coughing up blood,
- severe ongoing nausea,
- sudden chest pain or discomfort,
- dry cough,
- sudden severe headache,
- rapid weight gain (especially in your face and midsection),
- problems with balance,
- irritation of the eye,
The following drugs are related to Tarceva, either as a replacement or used together:
- Gilotrif (afatinib tablets, for oral use)
- Alecensa (alectinib capsules)
- Alimta (pemetrexed)
- Alkeran (melphalan)
- Alunbrig (brigatinib tablets)
- Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw for injection)
- Tabrecta (capmatinib tablets)
- Cosmegen (dactinomycin for injection)
- Xalkori (crizotinib)
- Xgeva (denosumab)
- Docefrez (docetaxel)
- Taxotere (docetaxel for injection)
- Exkivity (mobocertinib capsules)
- Iressa (gefitinib)
- Gemzar (gemcitabine hcl)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Hycamtin Capsules (topotecan capsules)
- Lumakras (sotorasib tablets)
- Portrazza (necitumumab intravenous injection)
- Vanflyta (quizartinib tablets)
- Retevmo (selpercatinib capsules)
- Tepmetko (tepotinib tablets)
The following supplements are related to Tarceva, and may be used together with the drug:
- Folic Acid (s.)
- Green Tea (s.)