Product Description

Lupifil 300mcg Injection is used to prevent infections after chemotherapy. It is a growth factor that stimulates the bone marrow to produce white blood cells. These cells protect the body against infections.

Lupifil 300mcg Injection is given as an injection by a qualified medical professional. You should continue to take as long as your doctor advises for it. The duration of treatment varies according to your need and response to treatment. You might be asked to get regular tests done to check the number of blood cells in your blood and your bone density level while you are taking this medicine.

How to use

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

Uses

Treatment of Infections

Side Effects

Serious: 

• Sudden signs of allergy (rash, itching, swelling of lips, tongue, wheezing)
• Acute respiratory syndrome (cough, fever together with troubled breathing)
• Enlargement of the spleen (pain in the upper left belly, pain below the left rib cage, pain at the tip of the shoulder)
• Blood poisoning (combination of very cold, high heart rate, confusion, shortness of breath, sweaty skin, and extreme pain)
• Capillary leak syndrome (puffiness, abdominal swelling, and feeling of fullness, difficulty breathing, and tiredness)
• Kidney injury (Puffiness in face or ankles, blood in urine or brown-colored urine)

Common: 

• Nausea, vomiting
• Headache, dizziness
• Decreased platelet, red blood cell count
• Diarrhea
• Unusual hair loss
• Troubled sleeping
• Respiratory tract and urinary tract infection
• Variations in blood pressure
• Inflammation of lung
• Loss of appetite
• Tingling or numbness of hands or feet
• Constipation,

Storage

Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8)℃