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Decitex 50mg Injection

by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Decitabine (50mg)

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Decitex 50mg Injection

Introduction to Decitex 50mg Injection

Decitex 50mg Injection is also used with certain other medicines as part of combination chemotherapy. It is given as an injection into the vein under the supervision of a doctor. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.

The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever and lung infection. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver, and blood uric acid levels.

Before taking it, tell your doctor if have heart disease, liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections. Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your doctor know all medications you are using. This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.

Safety Advice for Decitex 50mg Injection

  • Moderate risk
  • High risk
  • Safe
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It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Decitex 50mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.

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Decitex 50mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.

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Decitex 50mg Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.

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Decitex 50mg Injection may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.<BR>You may feel tired or weak after using Decitex 50mg Injection this could affect your ability to drive.

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Decitex 50mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Decitex 50mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

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There is limited information available on the use of Decitex 50mg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

How Decitex 50mg Injection works

Decitex 50mg 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.

How To Use Decitex 50mg Injection

  • Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Side Effects Of Decitex 50mg Injection

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Fever
  • Lung infection
  • Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
  • Nosebleeds
  • Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
  • Low blood platelets
  • Diarrhea
  • Pneumonia

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FAQ's on Decitex 50mg Injection

How is Decitex administered?

Decitex comes as a powder to be to be added to fluid and injected slowly over 3 hours into a vein (slow i.v infusion) by a doctor who is experienced in giving chemotherapy medications for cancer in a hospital or a clinic.

Is Decitex a vesicant?

Decitex is not a vesicant and is not known to cause severe local tissue damage upon extravasation (leaking of injected Decitex into the surrounding tissues from the site of administration) when injected

Does Decitex cause hair loss?

Yes. Hair loss (alopecia) is among the known side effects of Decitex

How effective is Decitex?

The effectiveness of Decitex depends upon several factors including the patients clinical condition, number of treatment cycles etc. and may vary depending upon the individual response

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Decitex 50mg Injection

by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Decitabine (50mg)

₹6229₹6229

0% off
Decitex 50mg Injection

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