Uses of Cytalux

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1. What is Cytalux?

What is Cytalux drug? Cytalux is a prescription drug that belongs to the group of photosensitizers, generically known as pafolacianine (intravenous route). FDA-approved drug, usually given before surgery for adult patients with ovarian cancer. Cytalux will help imaging surgeons accurately use the damage caused by ovarian cancer during surgery.

2. Uses of Cytalux

Pafolacianine injection is used to help identify and eliminate ovarian cancer lesions during surgery. Medicines should only be given by a physician or by supervision of use under the direct prescription of a physician with specialized training in infrared imaging (NIR) systems.
Cytalux has been clinically proven to help surgeons detect more ovarian cancers during surgery. With reported data is additional detection support that would otherwise go undetected in 27% of patients.

3. Dosage and how to use Cytalux

Cytalux is administered intravenously to patients 1-9 hours before surgery. The drug will circulate through the body, binding and "lighting" to ovarian cancer cells when used in conjunction with a special surgical camera. It is thanks to this that allows the doctor to perform the surgery to easily observe the slave (through the surgical machine). However, there can still be errors when using Cytalux such as cells lighting up even when they are not cancerous or cancerous cells not glowing.
Doctors, trained medical professionals will provide and prescribe this medicine to the patient. The drug is injected through a needle placed into the patient's vein. Cytalux needs to be injected slowly, so the needle should stay in place for at least 60 minutes. Patients may also receive certain other medications before using Cytalux such as: Anti-nausea medicine, allergy medicine.
It is important that the doctor check the patient's condition closely while receiving the medicine. This will help the doctor see if the medicine is working properly, and then decide whether or not the patient should continue to receive the medicine.
In case of taking medicine when a woman is pregnant, it can harm the unborn baby. Therefore, your doctor will take a pregnancy test before taking the medicine to make sure you are not pregnant at all, tell your doctor immediately if you are pregnant or suspect that you are pregnant. Do not take folic acid, folate, or supplements containing folate 48 hours before receiving the medicine.
The drug can lead to infusion-related reactions, tell your doctor immediately if signs of chills, chest tightness, fever, backache, nausea, vomiting, pain appear. headache, flushing, weakness, or trouble breathing after taking the medicine.

4. Notes when using the drug Cytalux

4.1. Side effects In addition to the necessary reactions, the drug can also cause some unwanted side effects. Although not all side effects are possible, if you do, you should get medical help and support. Along with the necessary effects, the medicine can cause some unwanted effects. Specific:
Common: Feeling of nausea and vomiting. Less common: Back pain, chills, discomfort or chest tightness, sour or sour stomach, heart palpitations, heartburn, headache, fever, heartburn, hoarseness, indigestion, stiffness, swelling or pain in joints, itching, rash, redness of the face, neck, arms and sometimes on the chest, swelling of the eyes, eyelids, lips, pain or upset stomach. 4.2. Precautions for use Before deciding to use the drug, patients need to be reminded of the risks and benefits that it brings. For the drug Cytalux, we need to consider the following factors:
Allergies: It is necessary to inform your doctor if you ever experience any unusual reactions, hypersensitivity, or allergies to the drug. or other drugs. This includes allergies to foods, foods, stimulants, dyes, preservatives or animals. Children: Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship between age and the effects of pafolacianine in young children, and safety and efficacy have not been established in this population. Elderly: Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the effects of pafolacianine injection in this population. Breastfeeding Women: There are no adequate studies in women to determine the exact risk to the infant when this drug is used during breastfeeding. Therefore, it is important to weigh the benefits against the possible risks before taking this drug. 4.3. Drug interactions In fact, although certain drugs should not be used in combination, in many cases two different drugs can be taken at the same time, even if they cause harm. Interactive. For this problem, your doctor will likely change the dosage or use appropriate precautions. When taking medication, it is important for your specialist to know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance, and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with folic acid is generally not recommended, although they may still be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor will change the frequency or dosage for one or both medicines. Interactions with food, alcohol, tobacco: Do ​​not use the drug during or around the time of meals, because interactions can occur, the use of alcohol or tobacco also increases the risk of interactions. work. So talk to your doctor about taking pafolacianine with tobacco, alcohol, or food. We have just learned together about the use of Cytalux and important notes when using it. Please consult and use the drug exactly as prescribed by your doctor to achieve the best effect and ensure safety.
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References: drugs.com, cytalux.com