Neulasta
Neulasta is a colony stimulating factor. It is a man-made form of a protein (amino acid) that stimulates the bone marrow and promotes the growth of white blood cells called neutrophils in your body. White blood cells help your body fight against infection. Neulasta is used to treat neutropenia, a...
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Neulasta
Neulasta is used for: Decreasing the incidence of infection in certain cancer patients undergoing myelosuppressive cancer treatments.
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Neulasta

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Neulasta
Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) is a covalent conjugate of recombinant methionyl human G‑CSF (Filgrastim) and monomethoxypolyethylene glycol. Filgrastim is a water‑soluble 175 amino acid protein with a molecular weight of approximately 19 kilodaltons (kD). Filgrastim is obtained from the...
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Pegfilgrastim
Pegfilgrastim Pronunciation: (peg-fill-GRA-stim) Class: Colony-stimulating factor Trade Names: Neulasta - Injection, solution 10 mg/mL Pharmacology Stimulates neutrophil production within bone marrow. Pharmacokinetics Elimination Half-life is 15...
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See also: Neutropenia Associated with Chemotherapy

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