ANTI CANCER

Introduction (Revolade 50 mg - 7 Tablets

Revolade 50 mg Tablet contains the active ingredient Eltrombopag. It is used to increase the number of platelets in the blood for adults and children with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. It is used to treat adults whose spleen has been removed and the medication is no longer working. They have low platelet counts. This medication should only be used by people with chronic hepatitis C infection and severe aplastic anemia.

Eltrombopag

This medicine is sold under the brand name Promacta. It is a medication used to treat abnormally low platelet counts and severe aplastic anemia. Platelets are a type of blood cell needed to form blood clots and prevent bleeding. Eltrombopag decreases the risk of bleeding by increasing the num, ber of the platelet. It acts like a certain natural substance that causes the body to produce platelets.

Hepatitis C (HCV)

Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. This virus causes both acute and chronic infections. Acute HCV infections are asymptomatic and do not lead to life-threatening diseases. Around 30% clear the virus within 6 months of infection without any treatment. While the remaining 70% of persons will develop chronic HCV infection. For those persons who have chronic HCV infection, the risk of liver cirrhosis ranges from 15 to 30% within 20 years and liver cancer. In the U.S 2.4 million people live with the disease. 

Hepatitis C is spread by direct blood-to-blood contact. Viruses conquer normal cells in the body. The hepatitis C virus spread through contact with an infected person’s blood.No vaccine is available to protect yourself from hepatitis C. Medications can cure these cases of hepatitis C.

Aplastic anemia

It is a rare but treatable disorder known as aplastic anemia. It occurs inside the bone marrow (spongy stuff inside your bones). It stops making new blood cells. Male and females have an equal chance of getting it. It is more common in developing countries. It is caused by gene defects, immune disease or chemicals, drugs, or radiation and is most common in children and young adults. People with aplastic anemia may experience fatigue, stroke, or shortness of breath. Aplastic anemia can develop at any stage. It can occur suddenly or slowly and worsen over time. Medication will treat these symptoms. But in severe cases, you may need a bone marrow transplant.

 Revolade 50mg Tablet should be taken without a meal at a fixed time every day. Before taking medicine consult your doctor.

Starting dose of Revolade 50 mg Tablet for adults and children over 6 years of age.

Depending on your platelet counts after 2 to 3 weeks, the doctor increases the dose to a maximum of 75 mg daily.

Children between 1 and 6 years of age should be given a starting dose of 25 mg taken orally once daily. The tablets should not be crushed and mixed with water.

Starting dose for people with chronic hepatitis C is 25 mg taken once daily. This dose may be increased every 2 weeks to a maximum of 100 mg once daily.

Sorafenib is used to treat kidney, liver, and thyroid cancer. It is a chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells.

Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking sorafenib and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Take this medication by mouth on an empty stomach (at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal) as directed by your doctor, usually twice a day.

The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer than prescribed. Your condition will not improve any faster, and your risk of serious side effects will increase.

Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same times each day.

Since this drug can be absorbed through the skin and lungs and may harm an unborn baby, women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant should not handle this medication or breathe the dust from the tablets.

• Abiraterone Acetate is a drug used in combination with prednisone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (formerly hormone-resistant prostate cancer) which is a prostate cancer not responding to androgen deprivation or treatment with anti-androgens

• Blood cancer (Chronic myeloid leukaemia)

• Abdominal pain
• Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
• Breathing problems
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Headache
• Infection
• Low blood platelets
• Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain
• Nausea
• Rash
• Vomiting

• Coping with Abdominal painIn most cases, this is mild enough to be treated at home. Try to rest and relax. Putting a heat pad or covered hot water bottle on your stomach may also help. Having a warm bath or shower can help you relax and relieve the pain. Drink plenty of clear fluids such as water and reduce your intake of coffee, tea, lemon juice or soda. Avoid alcohol and smoking as these can aggravate the pain. Eating slowly and having smaller and more frequent meals can also help. If the pain is severe, speak to your doctor. They may be able to guide you better.

• It contains Drug / Molecules called “Erlotinib”
• It belongs to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors
• The medication works by interfering with the protein epidermal growth factor to prevent it from activating enzymes, cancer cells require these to multiply, grow and spread

• Erlonat is used for the treatment of advance or metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung cancer