Filgrastim

Question 1

What is the therapeutic use?

Answer 1

reduction of the incidence of infection and reduction in time to neutrophil recovery with myelosuppressive chemotherapy, leukemia, bone marrow transplants.

Question 2

What is the action?

Answer 2

increases the production of neutrophils in the bone marrow

Question 3

What are the contraindications?

Answer 3

pregnancy, lactation, renal or hepatic disease

Question 4

What are the adverse effects?

Answer 4

headache, fatigue, alopecia, rash, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis, anorexia, bone pain, couhg, and generalized pain

Question 5

What are the drug to drug interactions?

Answer 5

lithium and corticosteroids

Question 6

What routes can we use to administer?

Answer 6

IV and subq

Question 7

What would you instruct the patient with when taking this med?

Answer 7

take medicine as prescribed and correct techniques to prepare and inject the medication, avoid pregnancy, and report adverse effects.