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Roche / Neupogen

What is the most important information I should know about Neupogen?

• Do not give yourself an injection if you are unsure how to inject yourself, how much to inject, or how often to inject the medication. Contact your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to go over the instructions with you.
• Contact your doctor if you develop a fever; chills; sore throat; congestion; diarrhea; or redness, pain, or swelling around a wound or sore while using Neupogen.
• Your spleen may become enlarged and, in rare instances, may rupture while taking Neupogen. The spleen is located in the upper left section of your stomach area. Call your doctor right away if you have pain in your left upper stomach area or left shoulder tip area. This pain could mean your spleen is enlarged or ruptured.

What is Neupogen?

• Neupogen is a protein that stimulates the production of white blood cells. White blood cells are important for protecting the body from infection.
• Neupogen is used to increase white blood cells, and to decrease the risk of infection, in conditions such as cancer; bone marrow transplant; pre-chemotherapy blood cell collection; and severe chronic neutropenia including congenital neutropenia, cyclic neutropenia, and idiopathic neutropenia.
• Neupogen may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.