Vimblastine is an antineoplastic medicine known commercially as Velban.
This injectable medicine is indicated for the treatment of several types of cancer, among them the breast, the kidneys and the testicles. Its action consists in inhibiting the cellular division impediendo the proliferation of cancerous cells by the organism.
Indications for Vimblastine
Breast cancer; cancer of the testicle; kidney cancer; Hodgkin's lymphoma; Kaposi's sarcoma; histicitose X; mycosis fungoides; ovarian tumor.
Price of Vimblastina
The price of the medicine was not found.
Side Effects of Vimblastine
High pressure; loss of hair; constipation; severe blood problems; decreased blood cells; pain in the bones; pain in the jaw; tumor pain; malaise
Contraindications of Vimblastina
Pregnancy risk D; women in the lactation phase; severe bacterial infection; bowel obstruction; women with the possibility of becoming pregnant; Hipersensibility to any of the formula's components.
How to use Vimblastine
Injectable Use
Adults
- Administer 0.1 mg of Vimblastine per kg body weight, with successive weekly increases in the order of 0.05 mg per kg of body weight, until the white blood cell count drops to 3, 000 per cubic meter, or the size of the tumor.
