
Leuben 100mg Injection
Salt Composition: Bendamustine
Expiry Date: 01/2028
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1 Injection
About The Product
Multiple myeloma
Bendamustine 100mg injection is used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This medicine belongs to a group of cancer-fighting medications known as alkylating agents.
It works by killing cancerous cells and slowing down their growth. It is important to take a Leuben injection as prescribed by your doctor. Close monitoring of blood cell counts is required while having treatment with this medicine.
Description
Bendamustine is a bifunctional mechlorethamine derivative. Mechlorethamine and its derivatives form electrophilic alkyl groups.
These groups form covalent bonds with electron-rich nucleophilic moieties, resulting in interstrand DNA crosslinks. The bifunctional covalent linkage can lead to cell death via several pathways.
Side Effects
Bendamustine 100mg injection may cause some serious and common side effects. In case these side effects become worse, consult your doctor immediately.
How To Use
- Leuben 100mg is available in injection form and is advised to be taken as per the doctor's prescription. It can be given into a vein (intravenously) into a muscle (intramuscularly) by a doctor or nurse under strict medical supervision.
- Taking this injection in the wrong way may give you severe side effects. In case of overdose, contact your healthcare provider or doctor and they will provide you with medical attention.
- Missing or overdosing will impact the overall health of the patients and may also have side effects. So, it is always advisable to follow the prescription of the doctor strictly.
How It Works
- Leuben 100mg Injection is an anticancer medicine with Bendamustine as an active ingredient. It is an alkylating agent that works by destroying genetic material like DNA or RNA of the cancer cells to prevents the replication of rapidly growing cancer cells.
- Carboplatin causes the DNA strands to cross-link, that stops the cells from dividing and ultimately leads to their death. As it can cause some adverse impact on the body because it affects both healthy & cancerous cells.
Safety Advice
Missed Doses
- It is advisable not to miss any dose.
- In case you miss a dose of Bendamustine 100mg injection consult your doctor soon.
- Missing the dose will impact the overall health of the patients.
- So, it is always advisable to follow the prescription of the doctor strictly.
FAQs
This injection is used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
It interferes with the growth of cancerous cells and destroys them.
References
- Chang, J. E., & Kahl, B. S. (2012). Bendamustine for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 13(10), 1495-1505. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1517/14656566.2012.693163
- Corazzelli, G., Angrilli, F., D'Arco, A., Ferrara, F., Musto, P., Guarini, A., ... & Pinto, A. (2013). Efficacy and safety of bendamustine for the treatment of patients with recurring H odgkin lymphoma. British journal of haematology, 160(2), 207-215. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjh.12120
- Kalaycio, M. (2008). Clinical experience with Bendamustine: A new treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Clinical Leukemia, 2(4), 223-229. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931692513600352
- Shotton, R., Broadbent, R., Alchawaf, A., Mohamed, M. B., Gibb, A., Martinez-Calle, N., ... & Linton, K. M. (2024). Safety of bendamustine for the treatment of indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a UK real-world experience. Blood Advances, 8(4), 878-888. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37967358/
- Tageja, N., & Nagi, J. (2010). Bendamustine: something old, something new. Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 66(3), 413-423. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20376452/
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