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Composition :

TRASTUZUMAB-440MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Mankind Pharma Pvt Ltd

Consume Type :

PARENTERAL

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Not Returnable

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About Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's is an anti-cancer medicine used in the treatment of HER2-positive Breast cancer and HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Cancer is a disease where the cells grow abnormally and divide uncontrollably. It can also be used when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's contains Trastuzumab as an active ingredient, which belongs to the class of monoclonal antibodies. It works by inhibiting the abnormal growth of cancer cells and, finally, causes the initiation of programmed cell death.

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's may cause certain side effects such as abdominal pain, chills, diarrhoea, fatigue, nausea, back pain, bone pain, edema, insomnia, fever, dizziness, headache, vomiting, cough, rash, and injection site reactions. If the side effects persist or bother you, please consult your doctor. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's will be administered by a trained doctor. Hence, do not self-administer.

Avoid taking it and inform your doctor if you are allergic to Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's or its components. Inform your doctor if you have any cardiovascular conditions, lung problems, or liver/kidney disease, as it can cause adverse effects. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's is known to cause embryo-fetal toxicity. Hence, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, inform your doctor beforehand.

Uses of Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's

Breast Cancer, Stomach Cancer.

Directions for Use

A doctor who is trained or experienced in the administration of chemotherapeutic agents will administer Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's. Do not self-administer.

Medicinal Benefits

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's contains Trastuzumab, which is used for treating patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and HER2-positive metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. This medicine works by inhibiting the excess production of a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein in the mammalian cells. This causes inhibition of the cancer cell growth and, finally, initiation of programmed cell death.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Kintsugi 440 Injection
Here's a comprehensive approach to managing medication-triggered fever:
  • Inform your doctor immediately if you experience a fever after starting a new medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or dosage as needed to minimize fever symptoms.
  • Monitor your body temperature to monitor fever progression.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water or electrolyte-rich beverages, to help your body regulate temperature.
  • Get plenty of rest and engage in relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to help manage fever symptoms.
  • Under the guidance of your doctor, consider taking medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce fever.
  • If your fever is extremely high (over 103°F), or if you experience severe symptoms such as confusion, seizures, or difficulty breathing, seek immediate medical attention.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
To prevent, manage, and treat Constipation caused by medication usage, follow these steps:
  • Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
  • Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
  • Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
  • Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
  • Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
  • What to Do if Vomiting Persists
  • Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
  • Talk to your doctor about medicines to manage neutropenia based on the underlying cause.
  • Avoid contact with people who are sick.
  • Wash your hands regularly with soap and water.
  • Avoid unpasteurized dairy products.
  • Include iron-rich foods like dark leafy vegetables, lean red meat, legumes and fish in your diet.
  • Consume vitamin C-rich foods as they aid iron absorption.
  • Limit tea, cocoa, and coffee as these can slow iron absorption.
  • Exercise regularly; however, do not overdo it.

Drug Warnings

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's should be avoided if you are allergic to it or any other components of this medicine. Inform your doctor if you have any lung problems, cardiovascular conditions or liver/kidney disease, as it can cause adverse effects. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's may cause left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary toxicity, exacerbations of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, and hypersensitivity reactions during the treatment. Hence, careful observation should be performed for any reactions in the patient. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's may cause embryo-fetal toxicity. Hence, if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, inform your doctor beforehand. Breastfeeding should be discontinued in nursing mothers during the treatment. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's is not recommended for use in children as the safety and efficacy are not established.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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TrastuzumabBaricitinib
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TrastuzumabThalidomide
Severe

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TrastuzumabBaricitinib
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Coadministration of Kintsugi 440 Injection with Baricitinib can increase the risk of developing serious infections.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Kintsugi 440 Injection and Baricitinib, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. However, consult a doctor if you experience fever, chills, diarrhea, sore throat, muscle pains, breathing difficulty, blood in your coughing fluid, weight loss, red or irritated skin, body sores, and discomfort or burning when you urinate. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
TrastuzumabThalidomide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Taking thalidomide together with Kintsugi 440 Injection may increase the risk of blood clots and other complications.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking thalidomide and Kintsugi 440 Injection together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, sudden loss of vision, pain, redness or swelling in an arm or leg, and numbness or weakness on one side of the body. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
TrastuzumabClozapine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Co-administration of Kintsugi 440 Injection and clozapine can increase the risk of toxicity.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Kintsugi 440 Injection and Clozapine together can evidently cause an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. If you're having any of these symptoms like fever, chills, sore throat, or muscle aches, it's important to contact your doctor right away. They may be able to recommend other options for you that won't cause any problems. Don't worry, there are solutions available to help you feel better. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
TrastuzumabIdarubicin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Taking Kintsugi 440 Injection with Idarubicin can increase the risk of heart problems.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Kintsugi 440 Injection with Idarubicin can possibly result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience difficulty breathing, fluid retention, or chest pain, consult a doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
TrastuzumabCladribine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Combining Kintsugi 440 Injection with Cladribine can increase the risk of developing serious infections.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Cladribine with Kintsugi 440 Injection together can possibly result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience fever, chills, diarrhea, sore throat, muscle pains, breathing difficulty, blood in your coughing fluid, weight loss, red or irritated skin, body sores, and discomfort or burning sensation when you urinate, consult a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
TrastuzumabEtanercept
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
When Etanercept is used with Kintsugi 440 Injection, the likelihood or severity of infection may increase.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Kintsugi 440 Injection and Etanercept, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you develop fever, chills, diarrhea, sore throat, muscular pains, shortness of breath, blood in phlegm, weight loss, red or irritated skin, body sores, or discomfort or burning during urination, consult a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
TrastuzumabTofacitinib
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Combining Kintsugi 440 Injection with Tofacitinib can increase the risk of neutropenia.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Kintsugi 440 Injection and Tofacitinib, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as fever, chills, diarrhea, sore throat, muscle aches, shortness of breath, blood in phlegm, weight loss, red or inflamed skin, body sores, and pain or burning during urination. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
TrastuzumabInfliximab
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kintsugi 440 Injection:
Combining Kintsugi 440 Injection with Infliximab can lead to or increase the risk or severity of developing serious infections.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Kintsugi 440 Injection with Infliximab together can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience symptoms of fever, chills, diarrhea, sore throat, muscle aches, shortness of breath, blood in sputum, weight loss, red or inflamed skin, body sores, and pain or burning during urination, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Meditation and yoga have been proven very effective in helping cancer patients maintain a healthy attitude and body.
  • Eat more lean meats, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain foods to give you more energy. 
  • Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, as dehydration is often seen in cancers.
  • Taking a stroll in the garden or spending 30 minutes of your time doing some light physical activity can be very useful. However, do not over-exert yourself if you feel too tired. 
  • Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTINEOPLASTIC

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Drug-Diseases Interactions

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FAQs

Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's contains Trastuzumab, which works by inhibiting the excess production of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in mammalian cells. This causes inhibition of the cancer cell growth.

Inform your doctor whether you have received any other cancer treatment. Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's may cause a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiomyopathy, hypersensitivity reactions, pulmonary toxicity, and embryo-fetal toxicity during the treatment. Hence, inform your oncologist if you have any cardiovascular conditions, liver/kidney disease, lung problems, are pregnant, are planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding before receiving Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

  • ETANERCEPT
  • NATALIZUMAB
  • INDINAVIR
  • EFAVIRENZ
  • ATAZANAVIR
  • GOLIMUMAB

Special Advise

  • Avoid intercourse while on treatment with Kintsugi 440 Injection 1's.
  • Regular, complete blood count monitoring is advised during the treatment.
  • All patients should be tested for HER2 test before starting the treatment regimen.
  • Liver function tests (LFT) and pulmonary function tests (PFT) should be performed before starting the treatment and every 4 to 6 weeks during the treatment.
  • Regular ECG and electrolytes should be monitored while taking the medicine.

Disease/Condition Glossary

Breast Cancer: Breast cancer is a type of cancer with abnormal growth in the cells of the breast. There are different kinds of breast cancer, such as cancer occurring in lobules (glands that produce milk), ducts of the breast (the pathway that brings milk from glands to the nipple), and in the fatty tissue or the fibrous connective tissue within the breast. Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, breast pain, redness, swelling, nipple discharge other than breast milk, bloody discharge, a lump or swelling under the arm, unexplained change in shape, size or appearance of the breast, peeling, flaking or scaling of the skin. 

Stomach Cancer (Gastric adenocarcinoma)It is a type of cancer that develops from the stomach lining. When the cancer cells spread to other organs of the body, it is called metastatic. This condition can occur mainly due to smoking, a highly processed or salty diet, and severe bacterial infection of H. pylori. Symptoms of stomach cancer include feeling bloated after eating, feeling full after eating small amounts of food, nausea, heartburn or indigestion.

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