Manufacturer: BMS India Pvt Ltd
Salt Composition : Ixabepilone(15mg)
Ixempra 15mg Injection is given as an IV infusion under the supervision of a doctor and should not be self-administered. 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 vomiting, fever, fatigue, muscle pain and Anemia (low number of red blood cells). If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. It is important to use effective contraception to avoid getting pregnant or fathering a child during treatment. It is advised to avoid alcohol consumption while taking this medicine.
Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have liver or kidney disease, or if have been on radiation therapy. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Your doctor may check you for blood cells and liver functioning while taking this medicine.
Ixempra 15mg Injection is an anti-cancer medication. It works by damaging the genetic material (DNA) of the cancer cells and stops their growth and multiplication.
Pharmacokinetics. Ixabepilone is more stable than natural epothilone B and has a half-life of 16–72 hours [150c,151R]. Like taxanes, ixabepilone is mostly metabolized in the liver, by CYP3A4/5.
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 Ixempra
Vomiting
Fatigue
Fever
Muscle pain
Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain
Mucosal inflammation
Decreased white blood cell count
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Joint pain
Hair loss
Low blood platelets
Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of feet and hand)
Nail disorder
Constipation
Loss of appetite
Diarrhea
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Nausea
with a known history of a severe (CTC grade 3/4) hypersensitivity reaction to agents containing Cremophor® EL or its derivatives such as polyoxyethylated castor oil.
who have a baseline neutrophil count <1500 cells/mm3 or a platelet count <100,000 cells/mm3.
Ixempra 15mg 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.
Ixempra 15mg Injection may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Ixempra 15mg Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
(ixabepilone) is indicated in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer resistant to treatment with an anthracycline and a taxane, or whose cancer is taxane resistant and for whom further anthracycline therapy is contraindicated.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: drugs that cause a reaction with alcohol (such as disulfiram, metronidazole). Other medications can affect the removal of ixabepilone from your body, which may affect how ixabepilone works.
Kindly do not self administer.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Ixempra 15mg Injection, please consult your doctor.\n
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Ixempra 15mg Injection is given as an IV infusion under the supervision of a doctor only.
Do not skip any dose and complete the course as suggested by your doctor.
Use an effective method of birth control to avoid pregnancy while taking this medication.
It may lower your body's ability to fight with infection, so maintain distance from the infected person.
Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor your blood cell count (CBC) and liver function.
Ixempra 15mg Injection is given as an IV infusion under the supervision of a doctor only.
Do not skip any dose and complete the course as suggested by your doctor.
Use an effective method of birth control to avoid pregnancy while taking this medication.
It may lower your body's ability to fight with infection, so maintain distance from the infected person.
Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor your blood cell count (CBC) and liver function.
