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Targretin Dosage

Generic name: BEXAROTENE 75mg
Dosage form: capsule, liquid filled
Drug class: Miscellaneous antineoplastics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Apr 22, 2024.

The recommended initial dose of TARGRETIN is 300 mg/m2/day (see Table 1). TARGRETIN should be taken as a single oral daily dose with a meal. For precautions to prevent pregnancy and birth defects in women of child-bearing potential.

Table 1: TARGRETIN Initial Dose Calculation According to Body Surface Area

Initial Dose Level (300 mg/m2/day)

Number of 75 mg
TARGRETIN Capsules

Body Surface Area

(m2)

Total Daily Dose

(mg/day)

0.88 – 1.12

300

4

1.13 – 1.37

375

5

1.38 – 1.62

450

6

1.63 – 1.87

525

7

1.88 – 2.12

600

8

2.13 – 2.37

675

9

2.38 – 2.62

750

10

Dose Modification Guidelines: The 300 mg/m2/day dose level of TARGRETIN may be adjusted to 200 mg/m2/day then to 100 mg/m2/day, or temporarily suspended, if necessitated by toxicity. When toxicity is controlled, doses may be carefully readjusted upward. If there is no tumor response after 8 weeks of treatment and if the initial dose of 300 mg/m2/day is well tolerated, the dose may be escalated to 400 mg/m2/day with careful monitoring.

Duration of Therapy: In clinical trials in CTCL, TARGRETIN was administered for up to 97 weeks.

TARGRETIN should be continued as long as the patient is deriving benefit.

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