Imupeg
Imupeg Products are primarily used for
Infections after chemotherapy
About Imupeg Products
Uses of Imupeg Products
Pegfilgrastim is used to prevent infections after chemotherapy.
Imupeg Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Imupeg are Joint pain, Headache, Muscle pain, Back pain, Injection site pain, Hair loss, Fever, Diarrhea, Skeletal pain, Limb pain, Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain, Neck pain.
Severe
Side Effects of Imupeg are Enlarged spleen, Splenic rupture, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Hypersensitivity, Sickle cell crisis, Erythema (skin redness), Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Sweet's syndrome, Capillary leak syndrome, Glomerulonephritis.
How Imupeg Products work
Pegfilgrastim 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 Imupeg Products
Frequently asked questions about Imupeg Products
Frequently asked questions about Pegfilgrastim
Q. What is Imupeg 6mg Injection? How is it given?
Imupeg 6mg Injection belongs to a class of medications called colony stimulating factors. It helps reduce the chances of infections and side effects related to chemotherapy and does not directly treat cancer. It comes as a solution (liquid) to inject subcutaneously (under the skin), 24 hours after chemotherapy. It may be injected by a doctor/nurse in a hospital or you may be shown how to use injections at home
Q. How does pegfilgrastim work?
Pegfilgrastim belongs to a class of medications called colony stimulating factors. It acts on hematopoietic cells (cells in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) to increase production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the body.
Products for Imupeg
Imupeg 6mg Injection
vial of 0.6 ml Injection
MRP
₹6984.45
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