Carustine 100mg Injection

Short Description

Carustine 100mg Injection is used to treat cancer of lymphatic system, brain and certain types of cancers of bone marrow.

Dosage Form

Injection

Introduction

Carustine 100mg Injection is generally administered by a doctor or a nurse. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. This dose and duration of the treatment will depend on what you are being treated and the severity of your condition. You should get the injection regularly for as long as the doctor has prescribed. The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, constipation, depression, sleepiness, speech disorder, rash, hair loss, headache, weakness, fever, and pain. Other than this, some patients might notice thrombophlebitis, paralysis of one side of the body, convulsion, confusion, and brain swelling.

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

Side Effects

nausea vomiting constipation depression sleepiness speech disorder rash hair loss headache weakness fever pain thrombophlebitis paralysis of one side of the body convulsion confusion brain swelling

Alcohol Warning

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Carustine 100mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Breastfeeding Warning

Carustine 100mg Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.

Pregnancy Warning

Carustine 100mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.

Carustine 100mg Injection is an anti-cancer medication. It works by damaging the genetic material (DNA and RNA) of the cancer cells. This stops their growth and multiplication.

Carustine 100mg Injection is given as an injection into the veins under the supervision of a doctor.