Carfilnat 60 mg Injection | 60 mg in 1 Vial

Introduction of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection is belongs to a class of drugs called protease inhibitor. It is used for the treatment of multiple myeloma, (a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells). Carfilnat 60 mg Injection work by blocking the activity of protease, thereby disrupting the normal processes that lead to stopping or slowing down the growth of cancer cells.

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection may cause some common side effects including fatigue, diarrhea, anemia, pyrexia, nausea, dyspnea and thrombocytopenia. Carfilnat 60 mg Injection may affect your lungs or heart. Consultant your healthcare provider at once if you feel wheezing, chest pain, cough with foamy mucus, shortness of breath, gasping for breath and swelling of your hands or feet.

Before taking Carfilnat 60 mg Injection, you should inform your doctor of any pre-existing medical conditions, such as low or high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease or diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and high cholesterol levels in the blood. You should also inform the doctor you are currently taking any other medications, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies. This is because Carfilnat 60 mg may interact with other medications and result in adverse effects. It is advised during the treatment regularly monitoring blood pressure.

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection is unsafe for pregnant women and breastfeeding women. It may cause severe reactions in the mother that could affect the baby's health. Please take advice from your doctor. The doctor will check your health and run a few tests before starting the treatment. Carfilnat 60 mg is given into the vein by your doctor or nurse in a hospital or clinical setting. The dose will depend on your clinical condition, your doctor will decide how many doses to prescribe to you the improvement your condition.

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection is administered by a doctor or nurse at a hospital or clinical setting. 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 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. You should avoid drinking alcohol as it may increase your risk of liver damage. Do not self-administered this Carfilnat 60 mg.

Uses of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

Multiple Myeloma (plasma cell myeloma): Carfilnat 60 mg Injection is used to treat multiple myeloma a type of cancer that affects plasma cells, which are a type of white blood cell that produce antibodies. In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. Symptoms of multiple myeloma can include bone pain, weakness and fatigue, recurrent infections, anaemia, and kidney damage.

Benefits of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection contains the active substance bortezomib, also-called ‘proteasome inhibitor. Proteasomes play an important role in controlling cell function and growth. By interfering with their function, thereby it can kill cancer cells. Carfilnat 60 mg is used to treat multiple myeloma (a cancer of the bone marrow) and mantle cell lymphoma (a type of cancer affecting the lymph nodes) in 18 years or older patients. It may be used alone or together with other medicines.

Side Effects of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

​​​​​​​​Like all medications, Carfilnat 60 mg Injection can cause side effects but do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them.​​​

Most Common Side Effects of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

• Blurred vision
• Coughing
• Chest pain
• Itching
• Numbness
• Pricking
• Burning
• Tingling sensation
• confusion
• Altered sensorium ( decreased awairness)
• Low response
• Backpain
• Comfusion
• Oliguria ( decreased urine output)
• Dizziness
• Tetany ( Twitching of muscles)
• Nausea
• Pale skin
• Ulcer sores
• Vomiting
• Unusual weight gain or unsual weight loss

Common Side Effects of Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

• Respiratory distress
• Dark urine
• Yellowish skin
• Thickiening of bronchial secretions
• Arrhythmias ( Irregual heart beat)

How to Use Carfilnat 60 mg Injection?

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection is given into a vein as an infusion under supervision of any health care professional only. This drug is given in frequent duration -cycle. Which will decided by your doctor as per your disease condition and certain other factors. It is available as a powder which have to be mixed with liquid to be injected into a vein over certain duration.

How Carfilnat 60 mg Injection Works?

Carfilnat 60 mg Injection belongs to a class of drugs known as proteasome inhibitors. Carfilnat 60 mg Injection works by blocking the action of proteasomes, which are enzyme complexes that break down proteins within cells. Proteasomes play an important role in cell growth and division, as well as the destruction of abnormal or damaged proteins. By inhibiting proteasomes.Carfilnat 60 mg causes an accumulation of proteins within cancer cells, leading to their death.

Safety Advices Carfilnat 60 mg Injection

Pregnancy

Unsafe

Breastfeeding

Unsafe

Driving

Safe

Liver

Use with Caution

Kidney

Use with Caution

Alcohol

Unsafe

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