Description
MG Medicals, Quality Assurance
CompositionAzacitidine (100mg)
UsageOvarian cancer, Head and neck cancer, Cervical cancer
CautionPotentially unsafe with Lactation
MG Medicals, Briefing of Azalive 100mg Injection
Uses of Azalive 100mg InjectionAzalive 100mg Injection is used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, Testicular cancer., breast cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), blood cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer and urinary bladder cancer.
Azalive 100mg Injection side reactionsHeadache, Dizziness, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Vomiting, Nausea, Decreased potassium level in blood, Loss of appetite, Decreased white blood cell count, Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages), Anemia (low number of red blood cells), Diarrhoea, Febrile neutropenia, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Constipation.
How to take Azalive 100mg InjectionYour doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Azalive 100mg Injection worksAzalive 100mg Injection interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks. It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying.
MG Medicals, More Suggestion
Suggestion for Azalive 100mg Injection
- You will be treated with drugs to prevent nausea and vomiting at the start of azacitidine treatment cycle.
- You will be monitored with lab test to measure complete blood count before every treatment cycle to check development of anemia (low red blood count), neutropenia (abnormally low white blood cell count) or thrombocytopenia (abnormally low count of platelets in the blood).
- Take extreme care to avoid pregnancy while on azacitidine therapy.
- Inform your doctor if you have a history of congestive heart failure, unstable heart or lung disease.
- Seek immediate medical attention if you experience difficulty in breathing, swelling of the lips, itching or rash.
- Patients allergic to azacitidine or any of its ingredients should not be administered this.
- Patients with advanced malignant liver cancer should not be given azacitidine.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also not be given azacitidine.
- Children and adolescents below 18 years should not be given azacitidine.
MG Medicals, Tips & Warnings
Alcohol
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Azalive 100mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy. There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
Lactation
unsafe
Azalive 100mg Injection is unsafe to use during lactation. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby, or the mother is suffering from a condition in which breastfeeding is not advisable.
Driving
Do not drive unless you are feeling well. Azalive 100mg Injection can cause side effects such as tiredness and this may affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
caution
Azalive 100mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Azalive 100mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
caution
Azalive 100mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Azalive 100mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Use of Azalive 100mg Injection is not recommended in patients with advanced liver cancer.
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