Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection 0.6 ml

Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection belongs to the class of medicine called 'hematopoietic agent' used to treat neutropenia, a deficiency of specific white blood cells caused by cancer, bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, or other diseases. Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection helps reduce the chance of infection in cancer patients and those receiving chemotherapy medicines. Neutropenia is a condition in which the quantity of neutrophils (white blood cells) in the blood is reduced.

Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection contains 'Pegfilgrastim,' a growth factor that stimulates the formation of white blood cells and helps reduce the chances of infection in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection will be administered by a healthcare professional. Sometimes, you may experience injection site responses such as pain, redness, or swelling. You may also experience nausea, headaches, bone pain and pain in the extremity. Most of these side effects do not necessitate medical treatment and will gradually fade over time. However, if you suffer these side effects regularly, you should consult your doctor.

Do not use Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection without the doctor's advice if you have a skin reaction or irritation to any medicine. Consult your doctor before using the Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Let your doctor know if you suffer from renal dysfunction, blood cancer, or leucocytosis (high white blood cell count). Regular blood tests are recommended to check the number of white blood cells in the body. Keep your doctor informed about your medical condition and all the medicines you take to rule out any side effects.

Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection contains 'Pegfilgrastim,' which is a growth factor. It belongs to the cytokine family of proteins and is extremely similar to a natural protein (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) produced by the body. Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection acts by encouraging the bone marrow to generate more white blood cells, aiding infection resistance. Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection is used to boost white blood cell count following cancer treatment or chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, severe persistent neutropenia, neutropenia in HIV patients, and before stem cell donation.

• Nausea
• Headaches
• Bone pain
• Pain in extremity
• Pain at the site of injection

Do not use Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection without the doctor's advice if you had a skin reaction or irritation to any medicine. Consult your doctor before using Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Let your doctor know if you are suffering from renal dysfunction, blood cancer, leucocytosis (high white blood cell count). Keep your doctor informed about your medical condition and all the medicines you are taking to rule out any side effects. Regular blood tests will be taken to monitor the number of white blood cells in the body. Lupifil-P 6 mg Injection is a cold chain medicine, and so it has to be stored in the refrigerator between 2-8 degrees Celsius else its efficacy might get lost.

• Consume a well-balanced and healthy food to aid in your recovery.
• Avoid eating processed food or frozen food. 
• Consume antioxidant-rich foods such as berries, spinach, kidney beans, dark chocolate, and so on.
• Flavonoid-rich foods aid in the reduction of inflammation. Soy, berries, broccoli, grapes, and green tea are examples.
• Limit or quit the consumption of alcohol.
• Quit smoking.