Docetaxel
Uses
Daxotel Injection is used in the treatment of breast cancer, Gastric adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, cancer of head and neck and prostate cancer.
How it Works
Daxotel Injection is known as an anti-cancer medication. Daxotel Injection works by damaging the genetic material or the DNA of the cancer cells. Daxotel Injection stops their growth and multiplication, thus disrupting the microtubular network in cells that is essential for mitotic and interphase cellular functions, thereby inhibiting cell growth and stopping the cancer cell replication thus stopping the spread of cancer cells in the body.
Common Side effects
Some of the potential side effects of Daxotel Injection can include the symptoms below;
Nausea,
Vomiting,
Anemia,
Decreased white blood cell count,
Altered taste,
Stomatitis,
Muscle pain,
Hair loss,
Hypersensitivity,
Loss of appetite,
Infection,
Diarrhoea,
Febrile neutropenia,
Neuropathy