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CBDCA (Generic Carboplatin Injection)

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WARNING

The administration of carboplatin injection needs to take place in a hospital or other medical centre under the guidance of a physician with training in administering chemotherapy drugs for cancer.

Your bone marrow’s capacity to produce blood cells may be severely reduced as a result of carboplatin. This makes it more likely that you’ll experience major bleeding or infection. Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms: Black and tarry stools, red blood in the stools, bloody vomit, or vomited material that resembles coffee grounds are all examples of unusual bleeding or bruising. Other indicators of infection include fever, sore throat, chills, persistent cough, and congestion.

Serious allergic responses are possible with carboplatin. The following symptoms could appear if you have an adverse response to carboplatin injection and could start a few minutes after your infusion begins: hives, skin rash, itching, skin reddening, breathing or swallowing difficulties, dizziness, faintness, or a rapid heartbeat. In the event that you suffer any of these signs, contact your doctor right once.

Keep all of your appointments with your physician and the lab. To monitor your body’s reaction to carboplatin, your doctor will prescribe specific tests prior to, during, and after your therapy. If you have particular adverse effects, your doctor may decide to halt or postpone your treatment.

Why is this medication prescribed?

When cancer of the ovaries (cancer that starts in the female reproductive system, where eggs are produced), which has spread to other parts of the body, has not improved or has gotten worse after treatment with other drugs or radiation therapy, carboplatin is used either alone or in combination with other medications. The group of drugs known as platinum-containing compounds includes carboplatin. By delaying or halting the growth of cancer cells, it combats cancer.

How should this medicine be used?

A doctor or nurse will administer carboplatin injection intravenously (into a vein) over the course of at least 15 minutes in a medical setting. Typically, it is given once every four weeks.

Other uses for this medicine

Lung, bladder, breast, endometrial, head and neck, cervix, and testicular cancers are among the other cancers that can be treated with carboplatin: Children are more likely to develop Wilms’ tumour, a type of kidney cancer, some types of brain tumours, neuroblastoma (a cancer that starts in nerve cells), and retinoblastoma (cancer in the eye). The dangers of using this drug for your illness should be discussed with your doctor.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details if you believe this drug should be used for something else.

What special precautions should I follow?

Before receiving carboplatin injection,

  • If you have an allergy to carboplatin, cisplatin (Platinol), any other drugs, or any of the chemicals in carboplatin injection, inform your doctor and pharmacist right away. Get a list of the components from your pharmacist.
  • Inform your doctor and pharmacist about any additional prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products you are now taking or intend to use. Incorporate any of the following: antibiotics known as aminoglycosides, such as tobramycin, gentamicin, and amikacin (Amikin) (Tobi, Nebcin). Your physician might need to adjust the dosage of your drugs or keep a close eye on you for side effects. Tell your doctor about all of the medications you are taking, including those that do not appear on this list, as many other drugs may also interact with cisplatin.
  • If you have bleeding issues or have ever had kidney disease, let your doctor know.
  • Inform your doctor if you are expecting, intend to get pregnant, or are nursing a baby. While using carboplatin, you shouldn’t try to get pregnant or breastfeed. Call your doctor if you fall pregnant while taking carboplatin. The foetus could suffer from carboplatin.

What side effects can this medication cause?

There may be negative effects from carboplatin. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Mouth- and throat-related sores
  • Hands or feet tingling, burning, or pain
  • Where the drug was injected, any pain, itching, redness, swelling, blisters, or sores will be present
  • Hair fall
  • Pain
  • Weakness
  • Loss of food tasting abilities

Some adverse effects may be severe. Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms or any of the ones detailed in the IMPORTANT CAUTION section:

  • Light skin
  • Unexpected fatigue or weakened state
  • Fainting
  • Dizziness
  • Abrupt alterations in eyesight, including colour perception
  • Less urinations
  • Edoema of the lower legs, lower arms, hands, feet, ankles, or face
  • Breathlessness during routine activities or when lying flat
  • Hearing issues with ringing in the ears

Carboplatin may make you more likely to get other cancers. The dangers of using this drug should be discussed with your doctor.

Other adverse reactions to carboplatin may occur. If you have any strange side effects while taking this medicine, call your doctor right away.

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting programme online or by phone if you have a serious side event (1-800-332-1088).

In case of emergency/overdose

Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 in the event of an overdose. Moreover, information can be found online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. Call 911 right once if the person has collapsed, experienced a seizure, is having difficulty breathing, or cannot be roused.

Overdose symptoms could include:

  • Bloody, dark, or tarry stools
  • Vomit that has blood in it or looks like coffee grounds
  • Significant bruising or bleeding
  • Less urinations
  • Hands or feet tingling, burning, or pain
  • Hearing issues with ringing in the ears

What other information should I know?

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.

Brand names

  • Paraplatin®
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