Azakem

Composition for Azakem Products

Azakem Products are primarily used for

Blood cancer

About Azakem Products

Uses of Azakem Products

Azacitidine is used in the treatment of blood cancer.

Azakem Products side effects

Common

Side Effects of Azakem are Vomiting, Nausea, Fever, Diarrhea, Constipation, Low blood platelets, Headache, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Abdominal pain, Pneumonia, Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages), Anemia (low number of red blood cells), Febrile neutropenia, High blood pressure, Nosebleeds, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes), Decreased blood cells (red cells, white cells, and platelets), Decreased appetite, Breathlessness, Petechiae (red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin), Itching, Joint pain, Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain, Sepsis, Intracranial bleeding, Conjunctival hemorrhage, Pericardial effusion, Hypotension (low blood pressure), Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing), Hematoma, Pleural effusion, Hair loss, Renal failure.

How Azakem Products work

Azacitidine is an anticancer medication. It works by interfering with the growth of genetic material (DNA and RNA) of the cancer cells in leukaemia. This kills the cancer cells and helps in normal maturation and growth of young blood cells in the bone marrow.

Patient Concerns about Azakem Products

Frequently asked questions about Azakem Products

Frequently asked questions about Azacitidine

Q. Is Azakem 100mg Injection a vesicant?
Azakem 100mg Injection is not a vesicant and is not known to cause severe local tissue damage upon extravasation (leaking of injected Azakem 100mg Injection into the surrounding tissues from the site of administration) when injected
Q. Does Azakem 100mg Injection cause hair loss?
No, Azakem 100mg Injection is not known to cause hair los
Q. Is Azakem 100mg Injection chemotherapy?
Yes. Azakem 100mg Injection is chemotherapy and a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of various cancers. It is toxic to cancer cells and interferes with the cell's DNA synthesis, thus slowing down or stopping its growth and multiplication (cytotoxic effect)
Q. Is Azakem 100mg Injection a cytotoxic drug?
Yes. Azakem 100mg Injection is a cytotoxic drug.

Products for Azakem

Azakem 100mg Injection
vial of 1 Injection
MRP
4665
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