NITSUM 100MG INJECTION

• Multiple myeloma (cancer of a kind of white blood cell called plasma cell)
• Hodgkin’s disease (lymphoid tumor)
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (lymphoid tumors)
• Brain tumors (medulloblastoma, glioblastoma, astrocytoma, and metastatic brain tumors)

Nitsum 100mg Injection works by slowing the growth of cancer cells by damaging both DNA and RNA. It prevents the cancer cells from growing and kills them.

Inform your doctor about any prescribed medications, over-the-counter medicines, nutritional and vitamin supplements, and herbal products you take or have taken before the treatment. Certain medications may interact with Nitsum 100mg Injection and cause undesirable side effects. 

• Keep Nitsum 100mg Injection out of sight and reach of children.
• Store in the refrigerator at 2°C - 8°C.
• Protect from light. 

Nitsum 100mg Injection will be given to you by a doctor or nurse. It is administered into a vein by a drip over one to two hours. 

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious:

• Severe allergic reactions (swelling of eyelids, face, lips, itching, rash, difficulty in breathing, feeling faint)
• Delayed myelosuppression (decrease in blood cells in bone marrow)
• Lung damage 

Common:

• Headache, dizziness
• Blurred vision, redness in the eye
• Nausea, vomiting
• Darkening of an area of nails or skin
• Fall in blood pressure
• Inflammation of veins
• Constipation, diarrhea
• Hair loss
• Reactions at the injection site, flushing of the skin
• Anemia
• Lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements

Women of childbearing potential are advised to use effective contraceptives while taking Nitsum 100mg Injection. Male patients must use birth control during treatment with this medication and for 6 months to prevent their partners from becoming pregnant. Your doctor will monitor your blood count to avoid toxicity in the bone marrow, and the dose will be adjusted if necessary.