Pegasta Injection is used to prevent infections after chemotherapy. It is a growth factor that stimulates bone marrow to produce white blood cells. These cells protect the body against infections.

Pegasta Injection is used after cancer treatment, if the level of white blood cells is too low, used to increase blood stem cells in the body or used after a bone marrow transplant

Uses of Pegasta Injection

Prevention of Infections after chemotherapy

Benefits of Pegasta Injection

In Prevention of Infections after chemotherapy

Pegasta Injection increases the production of white blood cells by stimulating the immune system in our body. White blood cells are those cells that help us to fight infections. This medicine is really effective and must be used under medical supervision. Avoid being in crowds and wash your hands often to prevent any infections. Have plenty of fluids, unless otherwise advised by the doctor not to.

Side effects of Pegasta Injection

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Pegasta

Bone pain
Joint pain
Headache
Nausea
Low blood platelets
Muscle pain
Back pain
Pain in extremities
Injection site pain

How to use Pegasta Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Pegasta Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Pegasta Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Pegasta Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

Driving

SAFE

Pegasta Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Pegasta Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Pegasta Injection is recommended.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Pegasta Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

Pegasta Injection reduces the risk of infection in people treated with chemotherapy.
It is usually given as a daily injection into the tissue just under the skin or into the vein.
You will normally receive your first dose at least 24 hours after your chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant.
Store it in the refrigerator, protect it from light, and don't shake it.
For a more comfortable injection, leave the syringe at room temperature for 30 minutes before using it.
Pain or redness in the area of injection is common. Let your doctor know if you notice a lump, swelling, or bruising that doesn't go away.
Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Pegasta Injection may cause dizziness.
Your doctor may get regular tests done to monitor the number of blood cells in your blood, and your bone density level while you are receiving treatment with this medicine.
Stop taking Pegasta Injection and inform your doctor if you have a fever, shortness of breath, fast rate of breathing or trouble breathing.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

abcde

Action Class

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)

Patient concerns

Plz check the report and reply She is my wife report one of hospital where operated the tumot operation and one of from delhi srl and last one from tmh mumbai After the diagnosis docror advice rediation now 1 st rediation therapy is finished and doctor giving now nublast 250mg tab So plz check the report and tell me as per the tata memorial final report what is the condition for patient She can live normal life or she can dead in ahead Doctor tells with my family she can live with treatment more than 1 to 2 years Is it right or wrong

Dr. Vijay Sharnangat

Medical Oncology and Hematology

You are on right treatmentAfter completion of radiation therapy you need to take chemotherapyThat tablet is the chemotherapy

What is symptomatic after chemotherapy for metastatic spine

Dr. Vijay Sharnangat

Medical Oncology and Hematology

Back pain is main symptom which you can get after disease progression

What would be the best treatment for this disease. As i am very confused about doctor's advice. Some said to start chemo 6 cycles without even pet scan. Doctor from hcg Bangalore advised for radiation for 28 set. But doctor's from Bangalore Baptist hospital advised for 3 cycle of chemo therapy finally i did the pet scan and tomorrow have a appointment with the doctor from Baptist hospital.

Dr. Vijay Sharnangat

Medical Oncology and Hematology

Ideal treatment for these tumor would be chemotherapy along with radiation therapy, but your patient has fistula after surgery so radiation would not be possible, so ahead with chemotherapy. You can have 4 to 6 cycles.

User feedback

Patients taking Pegasta Injection

Once A Month

58%

Once A Day

31%

Once A Week

Twice A Day

Twice A Month

What are you using Pegasta Injection for?

Infections af*

89%

Others

11%

*Infections after chemotherapy

How much was the improvement?

Average

44%

Poor

33%

Excellent

22%

What were the side-effects while using Pegasta Injection?

Bone pain

100%

How do you take Pegasta Injection?

With or witho*

100%

*With or without food

FAQs

What is Pegasta Injection? How is it given?

Pegasta Injection belongs to a class of medications called colony stimulating factors. It helps reduce the chances of infections and side effects related to chemotherapy and does not directly treat cancer. It comes as a solution (liquid) to inject subcutaneously (under the skin), 24 hours after chemotherapy. It may be injected by a doctor/nurse in a hospital or you may be shown how to use injections at home

How does pegfilgrastim work?

Pegfilgrastim belongs to a class of medications called colony stimulating factors. It acts on hematopoietic cells (cells in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) to increase production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the body.

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References

Masters SB. Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoetic Growth Factors. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. p. 581.
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. pp. 1074-75.
Pegfilgrastim. Cambridge, UK: Amgen Ltd.; 2002 [revised Sep. 2018]. [Accessed 28 Jan 2019] (online) Available from:
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Pegasta Injection

Product introduction

Uses of Pegasta Injection

Benefits of Pegasta Injection

In Prevention of Infections after chemotherapy

Side effects of Pegasta Injection

Common side effects of Pegasta

How to use Pegasta Injection

Safety advice

All substitutes

Quick tips

Fact Box

Patient concerns

User feedback

FAQs

What is Pegasta Injection? How is it given?

How does pegfilgrastim work?

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