Amfosted 500 mg Injection

Introduction of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

Amfosted 500 mg Injection is used in cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy as a cytoprotective adjuvant. The chemical formula of Amfosted 500 mg Injection is C5H15N2O3PS. Amfosted 500 mg Injection is used to lower mouth dryness after radiation therapy in head and neck cancer after surgery.

Uses of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

• Used to lessen the dryness of the mouth and other side effects caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatment in cancer of the head and neck.

Benefits of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

Amfosted 500 mg Injection will help to protect your body from chemotherapy's serious side effects.

Side Effects of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

• Hypotension (low blood pressure)
• Generalized weakness
• Sore throat
• Hives

Most Common Side Effects of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

• Nausea
• Hot flushes
• Vomiting
• Fever with chills
• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Sneezing
• Double vision
• Blurred vision
• Itching
• Redness
• Swelling
• Bruising

Common Side Effects of Amfosted 500 mg Injection

• Shallow breathing
• Slow heart rate
• Seizure
• Severe skin reaction
• Swelling in the throat
• Difficulty in diglutition
• Swelling of face
• Hypocalcaemia (low calcium level in blood)

How to Use Amfosted 500 mg Injection?

Amfosted 500 mg Injection is available in injection, which is administered intravenously as an IV infusion. Your health care professional decides the dose and frequency of the amount of drug to be administered. It must be administered under medical supervision over a certain time/duration as advised by your doctor, and observation post administration of this drug must be watched carefully.

How Amfosted 500 mg Injection Works?

Amfosted 500 mg Injection has thiol metabolite, which is responsible for most of the radioprotective or cytoprotective properties. It will bind to cells and detoxify reactive metabolites of alkylating agent and platinum. It will inhibits apoptosis and alter gene expression, and it will modify enzyme activities.