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SUTENT is used to treat advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC).

First Resource offers many services to help you access Pfizer medicines. Enrollment is easy. A simple phone call can start the process. If you need to take a Pfizer cancer medicine, First Resource offers these services:

Reimbursement assistance—A First Resource counselor can help you understand your coverage and reimbursement options. One of the ways the counselor can help includes benefit verification, in which your counselor will review your insurance benefits to see how you are covered for the medicine you need
Alternate funding assistance—First Resource can help you find other sources of funding (if available) if you need them. You may also be able to receive a temporary supply of medication from Pfizer while you apply for alternate funding
Appeals assistance—First Resource helps with the appeals process if your insurance company underpays a claim or denies coverage. First Resource counselors help monitor and track the status of each appeal until a decision is made

Medicines available through First Resource include SUTENT. For a complete list, please see www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com.

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SUTENT is used to treat advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC).

Important safety information

SUTENT may harm an unborn baby (cause birth defects). Do not become pregnant. If you do, tell your doctor right away. Stop taking SUTENT. Do not breastfeed while taking SUTENT.

SUTENT may cause heart problems. Tell your doctor if you feel very tired, are short of breath, feel faint or dizzy, or have swollen feet and ankles.

In rare cases, SUTENT may cause a hole in the stomach or bowel wall or bleeding from the tumor. This could cause symptoms such as painful, swollen abdomen, vomiting or coughing blood, and black, sticky stools. Your doctor can tell you other symptoms to watch for.

SUTENT may increase blood pressure. Your doctor may check your blood pressure, and may treat you for it.

SUTENT may interact with other treatments or products. Tell your doctor or nurse about each medicine, vitamin, or herbal product that you use. Do not take St. John's Wort, eat grapefruit, or drink grapefruit juice while taking SUTENT.

You may have side effects or reactions to SUTENT. For most patients, these are moderate and may be managed, though some can be serious. Your doctor may change your dose or stop your treatment. Some of the most common side effects include fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, upset stomach, abdominal pain, constipation, skin or hair changes, taste changes, swelling, loss of appetite, and bleeding, such as from the nose or cuts. Call your doctor if you have any swelling or bleeding. Be sure to tell your doctor or nurse about any new side effects you have, as well as any change or increase in any side effect.

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