Decitamyl (Decitabine) Injection

Description

Description

This page contains brief details about the drug decitabine, it’s indication, dosage & administaration, mechanism of action, related brands with strength, warnings and common side effects.

Date of Approval

Decitabine is a prescription drug that belongs to the class of medication called DNA methylation inhibitors approved for its medical use on February 02, 2006.

Mechanism of Action of Decitabine

Decitabine promotes hypomethylation of DNA and cellular differentiation or cell death after phosphorylation, direct incorporation into DNA, and inhibition of DNA methyltransferase. It works by helping the bone marrow produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow.

Uses of Decitabine

It is used to treat myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions in which the bone marrow produces blood cells that are misshapen and do not produce enough healthy blood cells). It is also used to treat a type of cancer called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It works by stopping the cancer cells from growing.

Decitabine Dosage available

The drug is available as a injection in two doses 30mg and 50mg. It will be given to you by a doctor or nurse in a hospital or clinic setting trained in cancer chemotherapy. It is given as an intravenous infusion drip (into your vein). This will take one hour. Do not self-administer the injection. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the treatment based on your disease severity, body weight, and other factors.