Capostat 500mg Tablet

Making informed decisions about your health is essential. This page offers a detailed look at Capostat 500mg Tablet, providing you with the facts about its therapeutic uses, recommended dosage, potential side effects, drug interactions, and other vital information. Use this knowledge to have meaningful conversations with your healthcare provider about Capostat 500mg Tablet and your treatment options.

MRP: ₹ 1125.93
Packing: 10.0 tablets in 1 strip
Salt Combination: Capecitabine (500mg)
Brand: Samarth Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Uses: Cancer of colon and rectum,Breast cancer

Description

Capostat 500mg Tablet is used in the treatment of cancer of breast, colon, and rectum
It may be also used to treat other conditions, as determined by the doctor
It is used alone or in combination with some other medicine as a part of chemotherapy
Capostat 500mg Tablet should be taken with food within 30 minutes after eating a meal
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.
The most common side effects of this medicine include vomiting, weakness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea
This medicine may reduce the number of blood cells (decrease 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.
Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections
Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your doctor know all medications you are using
This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding
The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.

Cautions

Liver:	CAUTION: Capostat 500mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Capostat 500mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Use of Capostat 500mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.
Kidney:	CAUTION: Capostat 500mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Capostat 500mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.^Use of Capostat 500mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.
Driving:	UNSAFE: Capostat 500mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Breast feeding:	UNSAFE: Capostat 500mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Pregnency:	CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR: Capostat 500mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Alcohol:	CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR: It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Capostat 500mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Drug Action:	Antimetabolites
Therapeutic class:	ANTI NEOPLASTICS
Habit Forming:	No
Chemical Class:	Deoxycytidine Derivative