Description
This medicine(Leuben Injection) is used in treatment of cancer of the lymphatic system such as Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). It may also be used in treatment of other types of cancer as determined by your physician. It can be used alone, or together with certain other drugs as part of combination chemotherapy.
This medicine(Leuben Injection) is given as an injection into vein under the guidance of a physician and should not be self-administered. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your physician has explained. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious adverse effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but dont stop consuming it unless your physician tells you to.The most common adverse effects of this drug include anemia (low number of red blood cells), decreased white blood cell count, infection, tiredness, nausea, and vomiting. If these bother you or appear serious, let your physician know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them.Inform your physician if you have a medical history, of bleeding disorders, heart or hepato billiary disease, radiation treatment or any infection. Many other drugs can affect, or be impacted by, this drug so let your physician know all medications you are using. This drug is known to reduce the number of blood cells in your blood thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with renal, hepato billiary and heart function during treatment with this drug. The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to abstain from pregnancy.
