Nephrology

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Uses of Erypro Safe Injection

Erypro Safe 40000 IU Injection is used in the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease and anemia due to chemotherapy.

How to use Erypro Safe Injection

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

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Rapacan 1mg Tablet is an immunosuppressant medication containing the active constituent called sirolimus. It helps prevent organ rejection in people who have had a kidney transplant in combination with other medications. Following an organ transplant, our body’s immune system will try to reject the new organ. This medication controls the body’s immune response to accept the transplanted organ. 

It also treats a rare lung disorder called S-LAM (sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis). The most common symptom of this disease is shortness of breath. Before taking this medication, you need to talk to your physician if you have liver disorders, intolerance to some sugars, a family history of skin cancer, high cholesterol, or other diseases. Rapacan 1mg Tablet is not recommended for adolescents and children under 18 years of age. 

Avoid drinking grapefruit juice and eating grapefruits while taking this medication. Limit exposure to the sun while taking this medication. Use sunscreen with high SPF (sun protection factor) and wear protective clothing when you go outside. Avoid live vaccines during the treatment with Rapacan 1mg Tablet. Use effective birth control during the treatment and for at least twelve months after the last dose. 

Uses of Rapacan 1mg Tablet:

• Prevents rejection of kidney transplant
• Sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis (lung disease)

How Rapacan 1mg Tablet works:

Rapacan 1mg Tablet decreases the activity of your body’s immune system and prevents it from attacking the transplanted organ.

Interactions with other drugs:

Inform your doctor about any medications you are taking or have taken before the treatment.

How to use Rapacan 1mg Tablet:

Always take Rapacan 1mg Tablet exactly as your physician has told you. Swallow the tablet whole with water. Do not crush or chew the tablets. This medicine must be consistently taken, either with or without food. Avoid drinking grapefruit juice and eating grapefruits while taking this medication.

Safety advice:

Pregnancy:

Rapacan 1mg Tablet may harm your unborn baby. You need to inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking this medicine.

Breastfeeding:

Do not breastfeed while taking Rapacan 1mg Tablet. You need to tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding before taking this medicine.

Liver:

You need to tell your doctor if you have any liver disorders before taking Rapacan 1mg Tablet as this medication should be used with caution in liver disease patients.

Others:

• Inform your physician if you have any high cholesterol levels, intolerance to some sugars, family history of skin cancer, or are about to receive any vaccines before taking this medication.
• Limit exposure to the sun while taking this medication. Use sunscreen with high SPF (sun protection factor) and wear protective clothing when you go outside.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious:

• Severe allergic reactions (swelling of face, tongue, or mouth, difficulty in breathing)
• Low blood cell counts with kidney damage
• Infections

Common:

• Headache
• Fever, pain
• High blood pressure and cholesterol levels
• Constipation, diarrhea, stomach pain
• Nausea
• Rash
• Infrequent, absent, or heave periods
• Rapid heart rate
• High blood sugar
• Joint pain
• Acne
• Swelling of the body including feet and hands

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Gemcite 200mg Injection is a chemotherapy medication containing the active ingredient gemcitabine. It is used to treat bladder cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer is a disorder in which cells multiply in an uncontrolled and abnormal manner. Talk to your doctor if you have heart disease, liver disorders, kidney disorders, recently had radiotherapy, or vaccinated before taking this medicine. 

Gemcite 200mg Injection is not recommended for adolescents and children under the age of 18. Your doctor will assess your blood cell counts, kidney and liver function before each time you are given this medicine. Use effective birth control during the treatment and for at least six months after the last dose. 

Tell your physician if you are on a salt-controlled diet as this medicine contains sodium. Report your doctor immediately if you experience shortness of breath, wheezing, changes in colour or volume of urine, bleeding, or upper abdominal pain while taking Gemcite 200mg Injection.

Uses of Gemcite 200mg Injection:

Gemcite 200mg Injection is used to treat

• Bladder cancer, in combination with cisplatin
• Ovarian cancer, in combination with carboplatin
• Breast cancer, in combination with paclitaxel
• Pancreatic cancer
• Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), alone or in combination with cisplatin

How Gemcite 200mg Injection works:

Gemcite 200mg Injection inhibits the enzyme thymidylate synthetase, resulting in inhibition of DNA synthesis in the cancer cells. This prevents the growth of cancer cells.

Interactions with other drugs:

Inform your doctor about any medications you are taking or have taken before the treatment.

More information:

• Keep Gemcite 200mg Injection out of sight and reach of children.
• Store at controlled room temperature 20°C to 25°C.

 How to use Gemcite 200mg Injection:

It will be given to you by a doctor or nurse. 

Safety advice:

Pregnancy:

Gemcite 200mg Injection can cause harm to your unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking this medication. It will be given to you if clearly needed.

Breastfeeding:

You must not breastfeed while being treated with this medication. Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding before taking Gemcite 200mg Injection.

Liver:

You need to tell your doctor if you have any liver disorders before taking Gemcite 200mg Injection. Your doctor may decide to adjust the dose or delay treating you depending on your liver function.

Kidney:

You need to tell your doctor if you have any kidney disorders before taking Gemcite 200mg Injection. Your doctor may decide to adjust the dose or delay treating you depending on your kidney function.

Driving: 

Gemcite 200mg Injection could affect your ability to drive. Avoid driving if you feel sleepy.

Others:

Inform your doctor if:

• You have heart disease, recently had radiotherapy, or vaccinated before taking this medicine.
• You are on a salt-controlled diet.
• You experience shortness of breath, wheezing, changes in colour or volume of urine, bleeding, or abdominal pain while taking this medication.

• Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

   

  Serious:

  • Pulmonary toxicity (shortness of breath, wheezing, cough)
  • Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

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