Manufacturer: RPG Life Sciences Ltd
Salt Composition : Doxorubicin(Liposomal)(20mg)
Lipopeg 20mg Injection can be used in both adults and children. It is given as injection into vein with extreme caution 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 makes contraceptive pills less effective, so it advised to use reliable contraception during and after 6 months of the treatment.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, rash, weakness, low blood platelets. If they do not go away or get worse, tell your doctor. There may be ways of preventing or reducing these effects. It is very strong medicine and some people may develop serious side effects while taking it. This medicine may lead to problems with your blood, liver or heart. Your doctor will advise you regular blood tests to check for these.
Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have liver disease. 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.
Doxorubicin has antimitotic and cytotoxic activity through a number of proposed mechanisms of action: Doxorubicin forms complexes with DNA by intercalation between base pairs, and it inhibits topoisomerase II activity by stabilizing the DNA-topoisomerase II complex, preventing the religation portion of the ligation.
Up to several weeks after administration, significant concentrations of doxorubicin have been found in haematopoietic cells and in several other tissues. The maximum cellular doxorubicin concentrations reached in vivo remain significantly below those at which all clonogenic leukaemic cells are killed in vitro.
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 Lipopeg
Nausea
Vomiting
Rash
Weakness
Low blood platelets
Fatigue
Fever
Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
Loss of appetite
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Constipation
Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth)
Diarrhea
Painful blisters on hands and feet
a bad infection.
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
anemia.
decreased blood platelets.
low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils.
heart attack within the last 30 days.
cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle.
Lipopeg 20mg 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 Lipopeg 20mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Lipopeg 20mg Injection during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Doxorubicin is also indicated for the treatment of cancers of the ovary, prostate, stomach, thyroid; small cell cancer of lung, liver; squamous cell cancer of head and neck; multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's disease, lymphomas, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Some products that may interact with this drug include: digoxin, progesterone, streptozocin, stavudine, trastuzumab, zidovudine. Other medications can affect the removal of doxorubicin from your body, which may affect how doxorubicin works.
Kindly do not self administer.
Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8°C). Do not freeze.
If you miss a dose of Lipopeg 20mg Injection, consult your doctor.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Lipopeg 20mg Injection helps treat cancer of the breast, blood, and ovaries.
It is given through a drip into a vein (intravenous infusion) by a doctor or nurse.
It may make you feel tired or sleepy. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how it affects you.
Use a reliable contraceptive method to prevent pregnancy while you are taking this medicine and for 6 months after stopping treatment.
Inform your doctor if you notice sores, discolouration or any discomfort in your mouth.
Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor your blood cells, liver, and heart function during treatment with this medicine.
Inform your doctor immediately if you notice any signs of infection such as fever, sore throat or rash.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Q. How does doxorubicin work?
Doxorubicin is anti-cancer or antineoplastic chemotherapy drug that belongs to a class of medication called anthracyclines. It slows down or stops the growth of cancer cells by interfering with DNA of the cancer cell.
Q. What is liposomal doxorubicin?
The molecules of doxorubicin are coated in a fatty capsule called as liposome. This liposome protects the body and allows the doxorubicin to remain in the blood circulation for a longer duration. This means that more amount of drug can be delivered to the cancer cells with less side effects.
