Generic name: bevacizumab [ bev-a-CIZ-oo-mab ]
Brand names: Avastin, Mvasi, Zirabev
Dosage form: intravenous solution (25 mg/mL; awwb 25 mg/mL; bvzr 25 mg/mL)
Drug class:VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors
What is bevacizumab?
Bevacizumab is used to treat a certain type of brain tumor, and certain types of cancers of the kidney, liver, lung, colon, rectum, cervix, ovary, or fallopian tube. Bevacizumab is also used to treat cancer of the membrane lining the internal organs in your abdomen. It is usually given as part of a combination of cancer medicines.
Bevacizumab may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Bevacizumab can make it easier for you to bleed. Seek emergency medical attention if you have any bleeding that will not stop. You may also have bleeding on the inside of your body.
Call your doctor if you have: signs of bleeding in your digestive tract--feeling very weak or dizzy, severe stomach pain, black or bloody stools, coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds; or signs of bleeding in the brain--sudden numbness or weakness, slurred speech, severe headache, problems with vision or balance.
Do not use bevacizumab within 28 days before or after a planned surgery.
Before taking this medicine
You may not be able to use use bevacizumab if you are allergic to it, or:
if you have slow healing of a skin wound or surgical incision;
if you have had surgery within the past 4 weeks (28 d...
