Introduction BORTRAC 2MG INJECTION:

Bortrac 2 Injection is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and mantle-cell lymphoma. It shows its working by stopping or slowing down the growth of cancer cells.

Bortrac 2 Injection is given as an injection by a qualified medical professional. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.

Fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are some common side effects of this medicine. You may be advised to drink plenty of fluids every day during the treatment. You should not drive or operate machinery as medicine may cause tiredness and dizziness. This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease red blood and white blood cells) in your blood, thereby, increasing the susceptibility to infections. Regular blood tests are required to check your blood cells along with heart, liver, and blood uric acid levels.

Uses of BORTRAC 2MG INJECTION:

• To manage progressive multiple myeloma when anticancer therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation becomes unsuitable to manage the disease (alone or in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin/dexamethasone)
• To manage unmanageed mantle cell lymphoma (with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone when hematopoietic stem cell transplantation becomes unsuitable to manage the disease)

How to USE BORTRAC 2MG INJECTION:

BORTRAC 2MG INJECTION will be given to you only by a doctor or a nurse into a vein as an intravenous infusion or into the skin as a subcutaneous injection. Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration of BORTRAC 2MG INJECTION for you depending upon your age, body weight, and disease condition.