Cisplatin Intravenous Injection

Cisplatin is a chemotherapy medication used for treating many cancers like ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, bladder cancer, and many more. It is sold under the trade name Platinol. It comes in the crystalline powder form for a solution to inject intravenously. The standard strength of Cisplatin drug is 50 mg. 

The common dosage of Cisplatin 50 mg injection is the administration of solution at 20 mg intravenously daily for 5 days per cycle, in case of advanced testicular cancer. For advanced ovarian cancer, the recommended dose is 75 mg/m to 100 mg/m intravenously per cycle once every 3 to 4 weeks on Day 1. In advanced bladder cancer cases, the dosage recommended is administered at 50 mg/m to 70 mg/m intravenously per cycle once every 3 to 4 weeks. Overdose of Cisplatin injection might result in renal failure, hepatic failure, hearing loss, myelosuppression, nausea and vomiting, and neuritis. 

The common side effects of Cisplatin injection are loss of taste, nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, kidney-related problems, hearing problems, allergic reactions, etc. Severe side effects of the drug are Cardiovascular disorders, Eye disorders, renal and urinary disorders, nervous system disorders, respiratory disorders, etc. 

Cisplatin price in India is cheaper and easily available. Usually, people and healthcare professionals prefer to use generic brand medicine over medicine sold by innovators or manufacturers. In India, there are numerous certified suppliers of such generic brand medicine, and Ikris Pharma Network is one of such suppliers delivering services and medicines in India and overseas.