Gemcitabine is a drug belongs to category of an anticancer drug. It is indicated for the treatment of various types of specific cancers like:
Bladder cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, metastatic breast cancer etc.
Mechanism of action of Gemitabine
As we know cancerous cells keep growing and multiplying themselves very rapidly. Gemcitabine interfares with the synthesis of DNA of these cells, as a result cells will unable to grow fast and unable to multiplying themselves.
Side effects with Gemitabine
Like all anticancer medication gemcitabine also have some side effects like:
Fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting, headache, muscles pain, loss of appetite, chills, fever, skin allergies like rashes, redness, formation of blister on skins, itching, low blood counts, abdominal pain, weakness, breathing problem, loss of hairs, diarrhea, soreness of mouth, difficulty in sleeping, black stool, bleeding etc.
Precautions with Gemcitabine
If you are going to start the medication with gemcitabine you have to take some precautions:
You have to make sure that you don’t have any allergic reaction with the active pharmaceutical ingredient and with other ingredients also that is used in the formulation.
While taking gemcitabine medication avoid any kind of vaccination.
In case of pregnancy and breast feeding conditions you have to take extra precautions. Don’t take this medication if you are pregnant. And if you are already on this medication avoid becoming pregnant. Also avoid this medication while breast feeding condition.
Gemcitabine is generally formulated in the form of intravenous injection. They are manufactured in the form of powder for injection. Many oncology specialized manufacturers engaged in manufacturing of anticancer medicines.
Affy group is one of the oncology specialized product manufacturer who involved in manufacturing of anticancer injections in India like Gemitabine powder for injection.
