So, afatinib is a type of medication that zeroes in on non-small cell lung cancer. It’s especially helpful for patients with specific genetic mutations like EGFR 19 deletions and 21 L858R. The way it works is by blocking certain signals that the cancer cells use to communicate.
You can get this drug in tablets, and they come in three doses: 20 milligrams, 30 milligrams, and 40 milligrams. The usual recommendation is to take 40 milligrams each day on an empty stomach for NSCLC treatment. Each bottle has 30 tabs, so it covers your whole month’s worth of the everyday dose.
