Description
Paclikast
Composition: Paclitaxel IP – 260 mg
Classification: Anticancer Medicine
Paclikast: Clinically Proven, Oncologist-Trustworthy
Paclikast is available worldwide, offering an affordable anticancer treatment for breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and various solid tumors.
WHO- GMP certified, assured therapeutic efficacy and safety.
Aprazer Healthcare: World-Class Oncology Medicines Within Reach
Aprazer manufactures a diverse range of anticancer medicines and is the largest oncology medicine exporter to 50+ countries.
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia and CIS countries.
What is Paclikast?
Paclikast is a chemotherapy medicine, used against various types of cancers and solid tumors.
Uses of Paclikast
- • Female malignancies – Breast cancer, ovarian cancer
- • Kaposi’s sarcoma
- • Non-small cell lung cancer
- • Solid tumors
How does it work?
It inhibits the rapid cancer cell division, causing cell death.
Common Side Effects
- • Hair fall
- • Tingling or numbness in hands, fingertips, and feet
- • Tiredness
- • Indigestion – nausea, vomiting
Serious Side Effects
- • Myelosuppression
- • Irregular heartbeat, hypotension, low blood pressure
- • Elevated liver enzymes
- • Severe diarrhea
- • Pulmonary pneumonitis
- • Dose-dependent peripheral neuropathy
Precautions
To be used cautiously in patients with –
- • Existing liver dysfunction
- • Renal dysfunction
- • Hypertensive patients
- • Myelosuppressive treatments
- • Pre-existing neuropathy
- • Infection like HIV
- • Immune-compromised patients
- • Elderly patients – neuropathy and myelosuppression
Contraindications
- • Not to be used if any previous allergy or hypersensitivity to Paclitaxel or any excipients.
- • Breastfeeding mothers
- • Pregnant women
Warnings
To be used under the supervision of a medical practitioner or oncology specialist, having adequate diagnostic and monitoring facilities.
Important Safety and Monitoring Information
Regularly monitor blood count, hepatic, manage infection risks, cardiac functions, and early signs of peripheral neuropathy.
Storage
It should be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius, protected from light.
Administration Instructions
- • To be administered as a slow IV infusion only.
- • Do not give as IV push/bolus.
- • To be used immediately after reconstitution.
