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Cobimetinib (Specialist drug)

Brand names: Cotellic

Adult dose

Dose: Specialist initiation only — refer to BNF/SmPC
Route: PO
Frequency: OD

Clinical pearls

  • Combined with vemurafenib for BRAF V600 metastatic melanoma; specialist oncology only

Contraindications

  • See SmPC

Side effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • Photosensitivity
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Retinopathy
  • Hepatotoxicity
  • CK elevation
  • Haemorrhage

Interactions

  • Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers

Monitoring

  • LFTs
  • CK
  • Echo (LVEF)
  • Ophthalmic exam

Reference: BNF; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/cobimetinib-specialist-drug/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.