Description
Composition Arsenic Trioxide (10mg)
Primary Use Blood cancer (Acute lymphocytic leukemia)
Medicine Overview of Arsikem Injection
Uses of Arsikem Injection
Arsikem 10mg Injection is used in the treatment of blood cancer (Acute lymphocytic leukemia).
Arsikem Injection side effects
Common
Nausea, Vomiting, Increased heart rate, Rash, Decreased potassium level in blood, Paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation), Breathlessness, Dizziness, Injection site pain, Increased liver enzymes, Increased glucose level in blood, Fever, Diarrhoea, Fatigue, Itching.
How to use Arsikem Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Arsikem Injection works
Arsenic trioxide belongs to a category of drugs called as anti-neoplastics. It acts by causing changes in the DNA of abnormal cells, thus causing cell death and preventing the spread of cancer.
In Depth Information on Arsikem Injection
Expert advice for Arsikem Injection
- Inform your doctor before taking the medicine if you have kidney or liver disease or abnormal heart rhythms (evident from ECG).
- Ensure that appropriate blood tests are conducted for measurement of blood calcium, potassium and creatinine, before and during treatment with arsenic trioxide.
- Ensure that ECG recordings are conducted before and during treatment with arsenic trioxide.
- Make sure you use effective contraception while taking arsenic trioxide to prevent pregnancy.
- Consult your doctor before taking the drug if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breast-feeding.
Arsikem Injection related warnings
Special precautions for Arsikem Injection
Alcohol
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Arsikem 10mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy. There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
Lactation
No information is available on the use of Arsikem 10mg Injection during lactation. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
SAFE
Arsikem 10mg Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
There is limited information available on the use of Arsikem 10mg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
There is limited information available on the use of Arsikem 10mg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
