Drug details
Alkeran Injection (melphalan hcl injection)
type of Antineoplastics, Alkylating
Alkeran Injection (melphalan) is a drug prescribed for the treatment of multiple myeloma and ovarian cancer.
The drug is often used to treat Multiple myeloma .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- skin redness,
- loss of appetite,
- itching,
- dark urine,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- night sweats,
- skin rash,
- easy bruising,
- unusual bleeding,
- pale skin,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- weight loss,
- chills,
- fast heartbeats,
- body aches,
- tiredness,
- clay-colored stools,
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
- fluttering in your chest,
- blurred vision,
- constipation,
- dry mouth,
- headache,
- weakness,
- unusual tiredness,
- stomach pain (upper right side),
- irregular heartbeats,
- new or worsening cough,
- pain or burning when you urinate,
- increased thirst or urination,
- severe ongoing nausea,
- missed menstrual periods,
- leg cramps,
- numbness or tingling,
- trouble swallowing or talking,
- purple or red spots under your skin,
- muscle weakness, and
- limp feeling
- sores or white patches in or around your mouth,
- bad breath,
- altered sense of taste,
- unusual lumps or masses,
- warmth or tingling,
- cold hand and feet,
The following drugs are related to Alkeran Injection, either as a replacement or used together:
- Aphexda (motixafortide for injection)
- Azedra (iobenguane i 131 injection)
- Velcade (bortezomib)
- Kyprolis (carfilzomib)
- Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel for iv injection)
- Cytalux (pafolacianine injection)
- Hemady (dexamethasone tablets)
- Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx injection)
- Empliciti (elotuzumab for injection)
- Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs injection)
- Evomela (melphalan for injection, for intravenous use)
- Farydak (panobinostat capsules)
- Infugem (gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection)
- Tegsedi (inotersen injection)
- Revlimid (lenalidomide)
- Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide for injection for iv use)
- Pomalyst (pomalidomide capsules)
- Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv injection)
- Yondelis (trabectedin for injection)
The following supplements are related to Alkeran Injection, and may be used together with the drug:
- Melatonin (s.)
- Adenosine (s.)
- Coriolus Mushroom (s.)