MITOMYCIN 40MG INJECTION

MITOMYCIN INJECTION contains Mitomycin which belongs to the group of medicines called Antineoplastic agents. MITOMYCIN INJECTION is used in cancer therapy to treat and provide relief from symptoms of advanced/metastatic stomach, breast, and pancreatic cancer.

MITOMYCIN INJECTION is also used to treat neck, respiratory tract, cervix, and rectal cancer. The medicine is also indicated for use to prevent recurrence of bladder cancer following transurethral resection (surgery) in affected individuals.

MITOMYCIN INJECTION is not recommended for use in patients allergic to Mitomycin. It is also not recommended for use in patients with pancytopenia (reduction in all types of blood cells), leukopenia (reduction in isolated white blood cells), thrombocytopenia (reduction in number of platelets), acute infection, and/or perforation in the bladder wall.

Before administering MITOMYCIN INJECTION, inform your doctor if you suffer from a bad state of general heath, bone marrow depression, inflammation of urinary bladder, kidney, and/or liver disease.

MITOMYCIN INJECTION is generally not recommended for use during pregnancy unless it is clearly necessary. Women of child-bearing potential should use contraceptive measures during and for at least next six months after stopping treatment with MITOMYCIN INJECTION. The medicine is also not recommended for use in breast-feeding women.

MITOMYCIN INJECTION is not recommended for use in children and adolescents (aged below 18 years) and is advised to be used with caution in elderly patients (aged 65 years/above) after consulting the doctor.

The most common side effects of receiving MITOMYCIN INJECTION are loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, breathlessness, painful urination, and/or breathlessness. Consult your doctor if any of these side effects worsen.

USES OF MITOMYCIN INJECTION

• Treats and provide relief from symptoms of advanced/metastatic stomach, breast, and pancreatic cancer.
• Treats neck, respiratory tract, cervix, and rectal cancer.
• Prevents recurrence of bladder cancer following (transurethral resection (surgery) in affected individuals

HOW MITOMYCIN INJECTION WORKS

MITOMYCIN INJECTION works by interfering with the development of DNA (genetic material of a cell) in cancer cells which results in its destruction and prevention of its spread to different parts of the body thus treating the disease and providing relief from its associated symptoms in affected individuals.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

MITOMYCIN INJECTION will be given to you only by a doctor or a nurse into a vein as an intravenous infusion or into the urinary bladder as an intravesical instillation. Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration for you depending upon your age, disease condition and body weight.