Manufacturer: Eli Lilly and Company India Pvt Ltd
Salt Composition : Pemetrexed(500mg)
Alimta 500mg 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.
It works by inhibiting three enzymes used in purine and pyrimidine synthesis—thymidylate synthase (TS), dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), and glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (GARFT).
The pharmacokinetics of pemetrexed do not change over multiple treatment cycles. Pemetrexed has a steady-state volume of distribution of 16.1 liters. In vitro studies indicate that pemetrexed is approximately 81% bound to plasma proteins. Binding is not affected by degree of renal impairment.
Most side effects 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
Common side effects of Alimta
Nausea
Vomiting
Sore throat
Loss of appetite
Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth)
Hair loss
Low blood platelets
Rash
Fatigue
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Diarrhea
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Neuropathy
anemia.
decreased blood platelets.
low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils.
a type of inflammation of the lung called interstitial pneumonitis.
pregnancy.
a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding.
chronic kidney disease stage 3B (moderate)
Alimta 500mg 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.
Consuming alcohol with Alimta 500mg Injection does not cause any harmful side effects.
Alimta 500mg Injection should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body.
Alimta 50 mg Injection is used along with some other medicines to treat this cancer. It kills the cancer cells, and prevents the further multiplication of cancer cells. This restricts the spread of cancer to other unaffected areas.
Pemetrexed injection is used in combination with pembrolizumab and platinum cancer medicines to treat metastatic (cancer that has spread) non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no EGFR or ALK gene mutations. It is also used together with cisplatin to treat advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC.
Kindly do not self administer.
Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8°C). Do not freeze.
Use a reliable contraceptive method to prevent pregnancy while you are taking this medicine.
Inform your doctor immediately if you notice any signs of infection such as fever, sore throat, rash or severe diarrhea.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Q. Is Alimta 500mg Injection a vesicant?
No. Alimta 500mg Injection is not a vesicant.
Q. Is Alimta 500mg Injection safe?
Alimta 500mg Injection is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.
Q. Does Alimta 500mg Injection cause hair loss?
Yes. Alimta 500mg Injection is a prescription chemotherapy medication and hair loss is one of the possible side effects.
