Ciplastim
Ciplastim Products are primarily used for
Infections after chemotherapy
About Ciplastim Products
Uses of Ciplastim Products
Filgrastim is used to prevent infections after chemotherapy.
Ciplastim Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Ciplastim are Headache, Hair loss, Diarrhea, Joint pain, Injection site pain, Back pain, Muscle pain, Fever, Skeletal pain, Limb pain, Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain, Neck pain.
Severe
Side Effects of Ciplastim are Erythema (skin redness), Enlarged spleen, Splenic rupture, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Hypersensitivity, Sickle cell crisis, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Sweet's syndrome, Capillary leak syndrome, Glomerulonephritis.
How Ciplastim Products work
Filgrastim is a growth factor that stimulates the bone marrow to produce white blood cells. These cells protect the body against infections.
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Patient Concerns about Ciplastim Products
Frequently asked questions about Ciplastim Products
Frequently asked questions about Filgrastim
Q. Is Ciplastim 6mg Injection safe?
Ciplastim 6mg Injection is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.
Q. How does Ciplastim 6mg Injection work?
Ciplastim 6mg Injection works by stimulating the bone marrow (organ in the body where blood cells are produced) to increase the production of specific types of blood cells called neutrophils that help fight infections.
Q. What are the uses of Ciplastim 6mg Injection?
Ciplastim 6mg Injection is used during cancer treatment (chemotherapy), bone marrow transplantation, severe chronic neutropenia (low number of a type of white blood cells called neutrophils), neutropenia in patients with HIV infection, and before stem cell donation.
Q. Does Ciplastim 6mg Injection cause cancer?
No, Ciplastim 6mg Injection does not cause cancer.
Q. Why does Ciplastim 6mg Injection cause bone pain?
The exact cause in unknown, but bone pain is a common side-effect of Ciplastim 6mg Injection.