Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Salt Composition : Decitabine(50mg)
Decitas Injection is also used with certain other medicines as part of combination chemotherapy. It is given as an injection into the vein under the supervision of a doctor. 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.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever and lung infection. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver, and blood uric acid levels.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if have heart disease, liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections. Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your doctor know all medications you are using. This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.
Decitas Injection interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks. It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying.
Decitabine interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks. It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying.
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 Decitas
Nausea
Vomiting
Headache
Fever
Lung infection
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Nosebleeds
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Low blood platelets
Diarrhea
Pneumonia
Nausea.
Fever.
Lung infection.
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Nosebleeds.
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Low blood platelets.
Diarrhea.
Decitas 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.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Decitas Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Decitas Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Decitas Injection is used in the treatment of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). It is also used to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). It may be used to treat other conditions, as determined by the doctor.
If you use other drugs or over the counter products at the same time, the effects of Decitas Injection may change. This may increase your risk for side-effects or cause your drug not to work properly. Tell your doctor about all the drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements you are using, so that you doctor can help you prevent or manage drug interactions. Decitas Injection may interact with the following drugs and products:
Dichlorphenamide
Ethotoin
Fingolimod
Hydroxyurea
Palifermin
Sipuleucel-t
Kindly do not self administer.
Store below 30°C
take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for
your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
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 Decitas Injection a vesicant?
Decitas Injection is not a vesicant and is not known to cause severe local tissue damage upon extravasation (leaking of injected Decitas Injection into the surrounding tissues from the site of administration) when injected.
Q. How effective is Decitas Injection?
The effectiveness of Decitas Injection depends upon several factors including the patient's clinical condition, number of treatment cycles etc. and may vary depending upon the individual response.
Q. Does Decitas Injection cause hair loss?
Yes. Hair loss (alopecia) is among the known side effects of Decitas Injection.
Q. How is Decitas Injection administered?
Decitas Injection comes as a powder to be to be added to fluid and injected slowly over 3 hours into a vein (slow i.v infusion) by a doctor who is experienced in giving chemotherapy medications for cancer in a hospital or a clinic.
