Nitsum 100mg Injection

Nitsum 100mg Injection belongs to the group of medications known as antineoplastic agents. It contains the active constituent carmustine. It is used as palliative therapy (preventing and relieving the suffering of patients with) certain types of cancers, including multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and brain tumours (glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, and metastatic brain tumours). Cancer is a disorder in which cells multiply in an uncontrolled and abnormal manner. This medicine is administered alone or in combination with other anticancer medicines.

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, diarrhoea, hair loss, anaemia, flushing of the skin and lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements are common side effects of Nitsum 100mg Injection. Inform your doctor if these side effects disturb or persist.

Report to your doctor if you are allergic to Nitsum 100mg Injection and its ingredients. It is contraindicated in patients with low blood platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells, and kidney dysfunction. Administration of this medicine can cause delayed bone marrow suppression (bone marrow is a spongy substance inside the bone that produces blood cells) and lung damage. Your physician will monitor your blood counts and liver and kidney function regularly. Tell your doctor if you have epilepsy, liver disorders, or alcohol addiction, as this medicine contains alcohol. Nitsum 100mg Injection should not be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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.

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.