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Low Neutrophil Count Learning Center
Prescribed Medications
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Patients with fever and other signs of infection are treated for seven to 10 days with antibiotics. Nutritional deficiencies are corrected by green vegetables to supply folic acid, and by vitamin B supplements. Medications known to cause neutropen...
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FILGRASTIM, G-CSF (fil GRA stim) stimulates the formation of white blood cells. This medicine is given to patients with conditions that may cause a decrease in white blood cells, like those receiving certain types of chemotherapy or bone marrow tr...
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Reduction of the risk of infectious complications (as manifested by febrile neutropenia) in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive antineoplastic therapy that is associated with a clinically important risk of severe neutropenia with fever.
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Filgrastim is a medicine used to increase the white blood cell count in the body, which will help prevent infection. Filgrastim is known by the brand name Neupogen.
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PEGFILGRASTIM (peg fil GRA stim) helps the body make more white blood cells. It is used to prevent infection in people with low amounts of white blood cells following cancer treatment.
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Reduction of the risk of infectious complications (as manifested by febrile neutropenia) in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive antineoplastic therapy that is associated with a clinically important risk of severe neutropenia with fever. Efficacy comparable to that of filgrastim, but requires less frequent administration.
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SARGRAMOSTIM, GM-CSF (sar GRAM oh stim) helps the body make more blood cells. It is used to increase the number of blood cells after chemotherapy or with a blood or bone marrow transplant.
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Acceleration of myeloid recovery in adults with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia (ALL), or Hodgkin’s disease undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT).
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Sargramostim is a medicine used to increase the blood cell counts after bone marrow transplants and chemotherapy . Sargramostim may be referred to as GM-CSF or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor.
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ANTI-THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN (an tee THI mo cite im MUNE GLOB yoo lin) weakens the body's immune system. This medicine is used to prevent and to treat kidney transplant rejection. It is also used to treat aplastic anemia.
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ANTI-THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN (an tee THI mo cite im MUNE GLOB yoo lin) weakens the body's immune system. This medicine is used to prevent and to treat kidney transplant rejection. It is also used to treat aplastic anemia.
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Antithymocyte globulin (rabbit) (ATG [rabbit]); rabbit-derived polyclonal antibody preparation; immunosuppressive agent.
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