COBIMETINIB (koe bi me ti nib) is a medicine that targets proteins in cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat certain types of melanoma, a skin cancer.

COTELLIC Lifestyle Interactions

  • Cobimetinib 20mg, Oral tablet

    • Interaction: Grapefruit juice
    • Severity: Major
    • Notes for Consumers: Do not take Cobimetinib with Grapefruit Juice. Side effects from Cobimetinib may get worse if you take Grapefruit Juice.
    • Notes for Professionals: Avoid the concurrent use of cobimetinib with grapefruit juice due to the risk of cobimetinib toxicity. Cobimetinib is a CYP3A substrate in vitro, and grapefruit juice is a strong inhibitor of CYP3A. In healthy subjects (n = 15), coadministration of a single 10 mg dose of cobimetinib with itraconazole (200 mg once daily for 14 days), another strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, increased the mean cobimetinib AUC by 6.7-fold (90% CI, 5.6 to 8) and the mean Cmax by 3.2-fold (90% CI, 2.7 to 3.7).

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