Palifermin is used to help prevent or reduce some side effects caused by other drugs or radiation therapy in cancer treatment. These drugs are only available by prescription. This product is available in the following dosage form powder for injection solution
dose
Adults: 60 mg per square meter of body surface area, injected into a vein for 3 consecutive days before and after myelotoxic therapy for a total of 6 doses.
Children: Dose and usage should be determined by your doctor.
Side Effects
- blurred vision
- Skin burning, itching, numbness, prickling needles, or tingling feeling
- difficult to move
- dizziness
- Increased serum amylase
- Increased serum lipase
- fever
- Redness of the skin
- Increased sensitivity to pain
- Increased sensitivity to touch
- Muscle pain or stiffness
- nervous
- painful
- Pain in joints
- rash
- Slow or fast heartbeat
- swelling
- Thickened tongue
- The skin was warm
Sources: MayoClinic
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