Kadcyla 160mg Injection
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Kadcyla 160mg Injection is given as an injection by a qualified medical professional. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.
The most common side effects of this medicine include tiredness, nausea, musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain, and bleeding. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver, and blood uric acid levels.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections. Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your healthcare team know all medications you are using. This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.
"There is a Patient Support Program / Patient Assistance Program available in India for this medicine, being managed by Tata 1mg. Please contact your prescribing doctor to know more about the same. You may also call on (1800-102-1618) for more details."
Uses of Kadcyla Injection
- Early Breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer
Benefits of Kadcyla Injection
In Early Breast cancer
In Metastatic breast cancer
Side effects of Kadcyla Injection
Common side effects of Kadcyla
- Tiredness
- Nausea
- Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain
- Bleeding
- Low blood platelets
- Headache
- Liver disorder
- Constipation
- Nosebleeds
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Quick tips
- Kadcyla 160mg Injection is given via a drip into a vein (intravenous infusion) under the supervision of a doctor.
- Do not skip any dose and complete the course as suggested by your doctor.
- Your doctor may check your liver function before starting treatment and regularly thereafter. Inform your doctor if you notice yellowing of eyes or skin, dark urine, or stomach pain.
- Women who could get pregnant should use a reliable method of contraception to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine.
- Regular monitoring of heart function (tests like echocardiogram) and blood tests to monitor the level of blood cells may be advised before starting treatment and regularly during treatment with Kadcyla 160mg Injection.
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