Leukocel 500mg Capsule belongs to a group of classes known as an antimetabolite. It is an anticancer medicine used to treat head and neck cancer and sickle cell anemia (blocking the flow of blood that causes pain and organ damage). Head and neck cancer is a disease including abnormal growth of the tissues of the neck and head that may also have the ability to attack or spread to other portions of the body. Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body results in abnormally shaped red blood cells. The cells are shaped like a curved or sickle.
In cancer, Leukocel 500mg Capsule works by blocking an enzyme that is required for growing cells. This prevents the cancer cells from multiplying and growing. In sickle cell disease, it works by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF) (hemoglobin of unborn baby) levels in red blood cells (RBCs). This helps the RBCs accept a normal shape, recovers the flow of blood, and protects against problems like painful sickle cell attacks.
Take Leukocel 500mg Capsule as prescribed by your doctor. You are advised to take Leukocel 500mg Capsule for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you depending on your medical conditions. You may experience loss of appetite (feeling unwell and stomach upset), Increased bleeding tendency, nausea, upset stomach, vomiting. Most of these side effects of Leukocel 500mg Capsule do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.
Before starting Leukocel 500mg Capsule , please inform your doctor if you have any allergy, kidney disease, liver disease, injury on your legs, HIV or AIDS, high level of uric acid in your blood, and treatment with chemotherapy or radiation. Leukocel 500mg Capsule may increase the chances of other cancer. Inform your doctor about this risk. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant because this Leukocel 500mg Capsule can cause harmful effects on the unborn baby. Both women and men using this Leukocel 500mg Capsule should use birth control to avoid pregnancy. The use of this Leukocel 500mg Capsule by either parent may results in birth defects. You should not take this Leukocel 500mg Capsule during breastfeeding, inform your doctor if you take Leukocel 500mg Capsule .