Introduction:
REDITUX 100MG INJECTION contains Rituximab which belongs to the group of medicines called Anticancer drugs.
It is used to treat blood cancer (leukaemia) and lymph cancer (lymphoma).
It can also be used to treat various auto-immune disease conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis (inflammation of blood vessels) and pemphigus vulgaris (severe skin blistering and peeling especially on the mouth, nose, throat, eyes and genitals).
Instructions:
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.Side Effects:
COMMON
- Increased infections (bacterial, viral or fungal)
- Low RBC, WBC and platelet counts in blood
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, constipation, indigestion
- Mouth ulcers
- Hair loss
- Fever, chills, pneumonia, shingles, cold, sinusitis
- Thrush, urinary tract infection
- Headache, dizziness, tiredness, weakness
- Hepatitis B infection
- High blood sugar and cholesterol levels
- Weight loss, lack of appetite
- Numbness, tingling, pricking, burning sensation on the skin
- Restlessness, problems in falling asleep, anxiety, depression
- Flushing (skin redness)
- Eye inflammation or watery eyes
- Ringing sound in the ears, ear pain
UNCOMMON
- Blood clotting problems
- Changes in taste
- Slow heart rate
- Chest tightness and lung problems
RARE
Contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following side effects:
- Fever, chills, shivering, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes with blisters and itching, flushing, pain at the infusion site, headache, tiredness, wheezing, high blood pressure, palpitations, swelling of throat or tongue, runny or itchy nose and chest pain
- Fever, cough, sore throat, burning pain while passing urine, feeling weak or generally unwell
- Signs of brain problem (such as memory loss, trouble thinking, difficulty in walking or vision problems)
- Signs of severe skin reactions (such as severe skin blistering and redness that may appear on the on the mucous membranes, such as inside the mouth, the genital areas or the eyelids, with fever)
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