What is Gros 260 injection?
Gros 260 injection contains paclitaxel 260 mg in injectable form. Paclitaxel is a cancer medicine. It belongs to a group of drugs called taxanes. This is the paclitaxel injection 260 mg made by Emcure.
What does Gros 260 injection treat?
Doctors use this medicine to treat several types of cancer. It is given to people whose tumours need to be slowed down or shrunk.
Common uses include:
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Lung cancer
- Certain other solid tumours
A cancer specialist decides if paclitaxel is right for you. The medicine is given in a hospital or clinic.
How does paclitaxel work in the body?
Cancer cells grow by splitting into new cells. To split, a cell needs tiny support fibres inside it. These fibres pull the cell apart.
Paclitaxel locks these fibres in place. The cell cannot split anymore. When the cell cannot divide, it stops growing and dies. This is how Gros 260 injection slows cancer down.
Side effects of Gros 260 injection
Most people get some side effects during treatment. Many of these are common with cancer medicines.
- Hair loss
- Feeling sick or vomiting
- Tiredness and low energy
- Low blood cell counts
- Numb or tingling hands and feet
- Muscle and joint pain
- Pain or swelling at the injection spot
A serious reaction can happen during the injection. Trouble breathing, chest tightness, or sudden swelling needs emergency care right away.
Who should not take it?
Paclitaxel is not safe for everyone. Tell your doctor about your full health history before treatment.
- Pregnant women should not take this medicine. It can harm the baby.
- Avoid it if you are breastfeeding.
- People with very low blood cell counts should not start it.
- Tell your doctor if you have liver disease.
- Avoid it if you had a bad reaction to paclitaxel before.
Your doctor will check your blood before each dose. This keeps treatment safe.
How to store Gros 260 injection
- Keep this medicine under 30 C.
- Do not freeze it.
- Store it in the original box, away from light.
- A clinic handles the mixing and giving of this injection.
- It is not used at home.
Price and delivery
The price of Gros 260 injection is Rs.1000. This is the current paclitaxel injection 260 mg price for the single vial. You can order paclitaxel injection 260 mg through IVFInjection. Delivery is available across India. This medication should be stored and handled carefully as it comes in a glass bottle packaging.
