What is Bleomycin Injection?
Bleomycin injection is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat head and neck cancer (including cancer of the mouth, lip, cheek, tongue, palate, throat, tonsils, and sinuses) and cancer of the penis, testicles, cervix, and vulva (the outer part of the vagina).
Bleomycin is also used to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma (Hodgkin’s disease) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells of the immune system) in combination with other medications.
It is also used to treat pleural effusions (a condition when fluid collects in the lungs) that are caused by cancerous tumors. Bleomycin is a type of antibiotic that is only used in cancer chemotherapy. It slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in your body.Bleomycin injection – Taj Ando Pharmaceuticals, South Africa | Bleomycin injection is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat head and neck cancer (including cancer of the mouth, lip, cheek, tongue, palate, throat, tonsils, and sinuses) and cancer of the penis, testicles, cervix, and vulva (the outer part of the vagina).
Bleomycin injection – Taj Ando Pharmaceuticals, South Africa | Bleomycin injection is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat head and neck cancer (including cancer of the mouth, lip, cheek, tongue, palate, throat, tonsils, and sinuses) and cancer of the penis, testicles, cervix, and vulva (the outer part of the vagina).
How should this medicine be used?
Bleomycin comes as a powder to be mixed with liquid and injected intravenously (into a vein), intramuscularly (into a muscle), or subcutaneously (under the skin) by a doctor or nurse in a medical office or hospital outpatient department. It is usually injected once or twice a week.
When bleomycin is used to treat pleural effusions, it is mixed with liquid and placed in the chest cavity through a chest tube (plastic tube that is placed in the chest cavity through a cut in the skin).
Other uses for this medicine
Bleomycin is also sometimes used to treat Kaposi’s sarcoma related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Bleomycin may cause side effects.
- redness
- blistering
- tenderness
- thickening of the skin
• darkened skin color
• rash
• hair loss
• sores on the mouth or tongue
• vomiting
• loss of appetite
• weight loss
Some side effects can be serious
- sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg on one side of the body
• sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding
• sudden dizziness. loss of balance or coordination
• sudden severe headache
• chest pain
• decreased urination
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