Cyclophosphamide tablets’ usage.
Cyclophosphamide tablets are used to cure different forms of cancer. It’s a chemotherapy drug that works by halting or preventing cell development.
Cyclophosphamide tablets also function by decreasing the response of the immune system to different diseases. It is used to treat a particular form of kidney failure in children after most therapies have not succeeded.
How can you use it?
Take this cyclophosphamide tablet by mouth exactly as instructed by your doctor. The dose is dependent on your medical status, weight, exposure to medication, and other treatments (such as additional chemotherapy medications, radiation) that you might get. Make sure to tell the doctor and pharmacist about all the medicines you use (including prescription medicines, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
During therapy with this drug, you must drink extra water than usual and pass urine regularly to help reduce the side effects of the kidneys and the bladder. Tell your doctor how often you can drink and how much you clear your bladder every day and follow these directions closely.
When you use the pills, swallow them whole. Do not open or chew or smash the capsules. If you have accidental contact with broken tablets, wash your hands thoroughly instantly.
Because this substance may be ingested by the skin and lungs and may affect an unborn child, women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not take this medicine or breathe the dust from tablets or capsules.
Do not raise your dosage or take this drug more frequently than not without your doctor’s permission. Your condition will not change faster, and the possibility of severe side effects will increase.
What exactly Cyclophosphamide tablets treat?
It treats the following:
- Retinoblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- marginal improvement in glomerulonephritis
- Lymphoma of Burkitt
- A form of lymph node cancer called Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- follicular lymphoma.
- A form of skin lymphoma called mycosis fungoides
- T-cell cutaneous lymphoma
- pulmonary scleroderma
- cancer of the ovarian germ cell
- Tumour of Wilms
- Inflammation of the skin and tissues in the body.
- Refractory osteosarcoma
- small cell lung cancer
- Granulomatosis of Wegener
- Conditioning due to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Chronic lupus erythematosus
- A condition of autoimmune
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- diffuse massive B cell lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Acute leukaemia in lymphoid
- hereditary lymphoid leukaemia.
- Incremental chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- Acute leukaemia in myeloid
- form of cancer of the blood
- Acute monocyte leukaemia
- Cancer of the breast
- Breast cancer
- Multiple sclerosis.
- The sarcoma of Ewing
- A soft/connective tissue tumour that is usually malignant
Warning!
Anaphylactic reactions, cross-sensitivity to other alkylating agents
Anaphylactic reactions, including those with fatal consequences, have been reported in conjunction with cyclophosphamide.
Possible cross-sensitivity to other alkylating agents has been documented.
Myelosuppression, immunosuppression, infection
cyclophosphamide tablets therapy can induce myelosuppression and severe suppression of the immune response.
Cyclophosphamide tablets – induced myelosuppression can cause leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia (associated with a higher risk of bleeding events), and anaemia.
Severe immunosuppression has led to severe, even deadly infections. Sepsis and septic shocks have also been recorded. Disorders identified with cyclophosphamide include pneumonia, as well as other bacterial, fungal, infectious, protozoal, and parasitic infections.
Infections must be handled correctly.
Latent diseases can be reactivated. Reactivation of numerous bacterial, fungal, viral, protozoal, and parasitic infections has been documented.
How am I meant to store and/or throw away Cyclophosphamide tablets?
Store in a dry place at room temperature. Don't store it in the toilet. Hold all of the drugs in a safe spot. Keep all drugs out of the control of your children and pets. Throw out all leftover or obsolete medications. Don't wash down the toilet or spill down the sink until you're told to do so. Check with the pharmacist if you have any concerns about the right way to throw out drugs. Drug take-back services could be in your city.
What if I overdose?
If you suspect there's been an overdose, call the poison control center to get medical attention right away. Be prepared to say or demonstrate what has been taken, how many, and when it has happened.
