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Campto 40mg Injection- 2ml

Manufactured By Pfizer Ltd

Composition Irinotecan (40mg)

Package Size ( 2ml Injection in a vial )

Item requires a valid prescription

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MRP Rs 1.00

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Campto 40mg Injection- 2ml

Item requires a valid prescription

Manufactured By Pfizer Ltd

Composition Irinotecan (40mg)

Package Size ( 2ml Injection in a vial )

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Pharmacies (1)

MRP Rs 1.00

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Information about Campto 40mg Injection- 2ml

Interactions / Warnings:

Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy interaction:

Campto 40mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.

Expert advice:

â€¢ You will be monitored for blood cell counts before each treatment session. â€¢ Seek immediate medical attention if you notice passage of blood in stools or experience dizziness or faintness, continuous episodes of nausea, vomiting or diarrhea or fever. â€¢ Tell your doctor if you have received radiation therapy in the past. â€¢ Inform your doctor if you have diabetes, asthma, high cholesterol or high blood pressure or any liver or kidney or heart or lung disorders. . â€¢ Do not drive or operate any machines as irinotecan may cause drowsiness, dizziness or blurred vision. â€¢ Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding. â€¢ Patients allergic to irinotecan or any of its ingredients should not take it. â€¢ Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease and or bowel obstruction should not take it. â€¢ Patients with severe liver disease or severe bone marrow failure should not take it. â€¢ Pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid taking it.

Side Effects:

Fatigue, Nausea, Vomiting, Weakness, Hair loss, Fever, Anemia (low number of red blood cells), Diarrhoea, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Decreased appetite, Mucosal inflammation.

How to use:

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

How it works:

Campto 40mg Injection is an anti-cancer medication. It is an inhibitor of topoisomerase, an enzyme important for replication of genetic material (DNA) in the cancer cells. Thus it stops the growth and multiplication of cancer cells.

Faq for medicine:

Q: Is Campto a vesicant?
A: Campto is not a known vesicant but a precaution should be taken to avoid severe local tissue damage upon extravasation (leaking of injected Azacitidine into the surrounding tissues from the site of administration) when injected

Q: Is Campto chemotherapy?
A: Yes. Campto is chemotherapy, used in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer

Q: Does Campto cause hair loss?
A: No, Campto is not known to cause hair loss

Q: Why does Campto cause diarrhea?
A: Campto damages rapidly dividing normal and cancer cells. Chemotherapy with Campto damages normal cells of gastrointestinal tract, leading to a disruption in the fluid balance that they maintain. Specifically, absorption of fluid from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract back into the body is decreased and secretion of fluid and electrolytes in the stool is increased. This causes watery bowel movements, i.e diarrhea

Q: Does Campto cure cancer?
A: No. Campto can improve symptoms and prolong life of a patient.