On 1/15/2006 Erasmia wrote:
My mother has been receiving Tarceva for two months now. After the first 2 weeks she developed a terrible rash that stopped her even from sleeping well in the evenings and was unbearable during the day. She tried many things that doctors suggested and all failed. By pure chance she tried a cream that is called Bepanthol (Roche) and the next day the rash dissapeared and until now never came back. Please forward this info to anyone that you know that is receiving Tarceva.
Hi all, it seems all that have answered this post are having issues with the Tarceva rash. When I first started with Tarceva 15 months ago I had the same issue. My onc prescribed a med called Clobetasol Propionate Cream 0.05% and it worked wonders and is covered by my insurance. I was familiar with the cream from a previous bout with eczema and tried this on a hunch, figured nothing to lose, and it worked. My onc is now passing this info onto others. He also prescibed a small green pill for the itching but the name escapes me at the moment. If you read previous posts on Tarceva under lung cancer section I have listed all the meds on there previously. Hope this helps some of you.