Product Description

Melfalax 5mg Tablet is a chemotherapy medication containing the active ingredient melphalan. It is used in treating multiple myeloma (kind of cancer that occurs in bone marrow cells, which helps the body fight infection), advanced ovarian cancer and breast cancer. It is also used in polycythemia vera (A condition in which the red blood cells in the body increase, thickens, and forms clots).

Bone marrow suppression is a major adverse effect associated with Melfalax 5mg Tablet. Your doctor will frequently analyze the blood counts (Platelets, hemoglobin, red blood cells and white blood cells) to determine the optimal dosage and prevent toxicity.

Inform your doctor if you recently have had radiotherapy, chemotherapy, vaccination, have kidney disorders, or have taken or are taking any antibiotics before taking Melfalax 5mg Tablet. Melphalan may harm the sperm or eggs. Use effective birth control during the treatment with this medication.

How to use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Melfalax 5mg Tablet is to be taken empty stomach.

Uses

Treatment of Multiple myoloma
Treatment of Ovarian cancer

Side Effects

Serious:

• Fever or infection
• Bruising or bleeding
• Cardiac arrest
• Sudden wheeziness, tightness of chest
• Swollen face, eyelid, lips
• Rash or lumps on the skin
• Irreversible bone marrow failure
• Liver disorders

Common:

• Nausea, vomiting
• Hair loss
• Lower blood counts
• Mouth ulcers

Storage

Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8)℃