Lucknow Speciality Pharma
Rituximab Injection, On December 2, 2021, the FDA approved rituximab (brand name Rituxan) in combination with chemotherapy for pediatric patients 6 months to 18 years with previously untreated, advanced stage, CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Burkitt-like lymphoma, or mature B-cell acute leukemia.
Rituximab Injection
- API –Rituximab
- Brand name- Mabtas
- Packaging – Glass Bottle
- Strength – 100 mg, 500 mg
What is Rituximab Injection used for?
Rituximab Injection is used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), rheumatoid arthritis, blood cancer (chronic lymphocytic leukemia), granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis.
Facts of Medicines
HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING:
Store in a refrigerator (2 – 8°C). Do not freeze.
DOSAGE
The dose for RA in combination with methotrexate is two-1000 mg IV infusions separated by 2 weeks (one course) every 24 weeks or based on
clinical evaluation, but not sooner than every 16 weeks. Methylprednisolone 100 mg IV or equivalent glucocorticoid is recommended 30 minutes prior to each infusion
SIDE EFFECTS
The most common side effects of this medicine include headache, weakness, edema, infection, and hair loss. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with hepatitis B..
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
- .Tumor lysis syndrome⎯administer aggressive intravenous hydration, anti-hyperuricemic agents, and monitor renal function .
- PML – monitor neurologic function. Discontinue Rituxan.
- Hepatitis B reactivation with fulminant hepatitis, sometimes fatal⎯screen high risk patients and monitor HBV carriers during and several
- months after therapy.
- Infections – withhold Rituxan and institute appropriate anti-infective therapy.
FAQs – Medicine Questions
What is Rituximab Injection?
Rituximab Injection is used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), rheumatoid arthritis, blood cancer (chronic lymphocytic leukemia), granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis
How is Heparin supplied?
You must take it in a dose as advised by the doctor. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects.
How Rituximab Injection works?
Rituximab Injection is a monoclonal antibody. It works by targeting the unwanted activity of immune cells (B cells) in rheumatoid arthritis and certain types of cancers.
Where can I buy Rituximab Injection?
You can buy Rituximab Injection from any authorized whole-seller after getting a prescription from a qualified doctor. It is always better to check the credential of the whole-seller/supplier/exporter before buying the product.
The buyer should check the existing law in their home country before importing the product.
What is the procedure to buy Rituximab Injection?
Patients can simply fill the order form or can send mail at info@lucknowpharma.com Patients can also send WhatsApp messages to +91-9555306364 We will reply ASAP with the details of the Rituximab Injection price as well as procurement procedure.
Note:- The order will be confirmed only after the receipt of the Valid prescription of the Clinician.
NEWS / UPDATES
- S.H. Ralston, I.B. McInnes, Rheumatology and Bone Disease, Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine, 22nd Edition, 2014, 1057-1135.
- Ahmed A. Negm & Daniel E. Furst, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout, Lange’s Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 14th Edition, 2018, 642-666.
- Roche Products Limited, Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC), [Revised on Aug 2021] [Accessed on 20th Dec 2021], https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3801.pdf
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