Avastin 400mg Injection

Avastin 400mg Injection is an injection made by Roche that contains Bevacizumab 400mg, a targeted monoclonal antibody cancer medicine. It is used for bowel cancer, lung cancer and other cancers, and certain eye diseases. Pack size: 16ml injection.

Uses of Avastin 400mg Injection

Avastin 400mg Injection is used to treat several advanced cancers, including bowel, lung, breast, ovarian, cervical and kidney cancer and some brain tumours, usually together with chemotherapy. Specialists also inject it into the eye to treat conditions caused by abnormal blood vessel growth, such as wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. It is given only in hospital or a specialist clinic.

How Avastin 400mg Injection works

Bevacizumab is an antibody that binds to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein that triggers new blood vessels to grow. Blocking it starves tumours of the blood supply they need to grow, and in the eye it reduces leaky, abnormal vessels.

Possible side effects

When given for cancer, Avastin 400mg Injection can cause side effects such as:

• High blood pressure
• Tiredness
• Nosebleeds
• Protein in the urine
• Diarrhoea
• Headache

Get urgent help if you have severe stomach pain, bleeding that will not stop, coughing up blood, chest pain, sudden weakness or severe headache; after an eye injection, report eye pain, increasing redness or worsening vision.

Precautions and warnings

• Given only under a specialist with regular blood pressure, urine and blood tests.
• Report fever, sore throat or bruising at once.
• It slows wound healing, so tell your team about any planned surgery or dental work; treatment is usually paused before and after.
• Tell your team if you have had a recent bleed, stroke, heart attack or blood clot.
• It can harm an unborn baby, so use effective contraception during and for several months after treatment, and do not breastfeed.

Storage

Store as directed on the pack, protected from light. Injections should only be prepared and given by a doctor, nurse or other trained healthcare professional. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.

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Disclaimer: This information is for general awareness and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist. Always follow the dose prescribed for you and read the leaflet inside the pack.