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REZUROCK

  • Generic Name: belumosudil tablets
  • Brand Name: Rezurock
Reviewed by Medsayfa.com Last updated Feb 25, 2023.

PATIENT INFORMATION

REZUROCK
(REZ-ur-ok) (belumosudil) tablets

What is REZUROCK?

REZUROCK is a prescription medicine used to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease (chronic GVHD) after you have received at least 2 prior treatments (systemic therapy) and they did not work.

It is not known if REZUROCK is safe and effective in children less than 12 years old.

Before taking REZUROCK, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • have kidney or liver problems.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. REZUROCK can harm your unborn baby. If you are able to become pregnant, your healthcare provider will do a pregnancy test before starting treatment with REZUROCK. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with REZUROCK.
    • Females who can become pregnant should use effective birth control during treatment with REZUROCK and for at least 1 week after the last dose.
    • Males with female partners who can become pregnant should use effective birth control during treatment with REZUROCK and for at least 1 week after the last dose.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if REZUROCK passes into breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with REZUROCK and for at least 1 week after the last dose.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. REZUROCK may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way REZUROCK works.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How should I take REZUROCK?

  • Take REZUROCK exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
  • Do not change your dose or stop taking REZUROCK without first talking to your healthcare provider.
  • Take REZUROCK 1 time a day with a meal.
  • Take REZUROCK at about the same time each day.
  • Swallow REZUROCK tablets whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not cut, crush, or chew REZUROCK tablets.
  • Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver at least 1 time a month during treatment with REZUROCK.
  • If you miss a dose of REZUROCK, take it as soon as you remember on the same day. Take your next dose of REZUROCK at your regular time on the next day. Do not take extra doses of REZUROCK to make up for a missed dose.
  • If you take too much REZUROCK, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.

What are the possible side effects of REZUROCK?

The most common side effects of REZUROCK include:

  • infections
  • tiredness or weakness
  • nausea
  • diarrhea
  • shortness of breath
  • cough
  • swelling
  • bleeding
  • stomach (abdominal) pain
  • muscle or bone pain
  • headache
  • high blood pressure

Your healthcare provider may change your dose of REZUROCK, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with REZUROCK if you have certain side effects.

REZUROCK may affect fertility in males and females. Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you.

These are not all the possible side effects of REZUROCK.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC at 1-877-377-7862.

How should I store REZUROCK?

  • Store REZUROCK at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
  • Keep REZUROCK in its original container. The REZUROCK bottle contains a desiccant packet to help keep your tablets dry (protect from moisture). Keep the desiccant in the bottle.
  • Tightly close the REZUROCK bottle after you take your dose.

Keep REZUROCK and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of REZUROCK.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use REZUROCK for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give REZUROCK to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about REZUROCK that is written for health professionals.

What are the ingredients in REZUROCK?

Active ingredient: belumosudil mesylate

Inactive ingredients:

Tablet core: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate.

Tablet coating: polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide and yellow iron oxide.

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