BORTENAT (Bortenat for Injection)

BENEFITS OF BORTENAT INJECTION

In Multiple myeloma

If you have multiple myeloma, your body is destroying bone faster than it is being replaced. This makes bones weak and painful and more likely to break. Bortenat 2mg Injection may be prescribed along with other cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. It is an important part of your treatment and increases the survival rate of people with multiple myeloma. This medicine will kill the cancerous cells and prevent their further growth as well as spread to other parts of the body. Follow your doctors instructions carefully to get the most benefit. Supplements of calcium and Vitamin D3 are also effective and may be prescribed if you do not have high blood calcium levels.

SIDE EFFECTS OF BORTENAT INJECTION

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you are worried about them

Common side effects of Bortenat

    Low blood platelets
    Fatigue
    Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of feet and hand)
    Psychiatric disturbances
    Nausea
    Vomiting
    Loss of appetite
    Fever
    Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
    Diarrhea
    Decreased appetite
    Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
    Constipation

HOW TO USE BORTENAT INJECTION

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

HOW BORTENAT INJECTION WORKS

Bortenat 2mg Injection is an anti-cancer medication. It works by blocking or slowing the breakdown of proteins in cells. As a result, there is an increase in a number of proteins in the cancer cells leading to their death.