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(also known as Filgrastim)
Filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, and sargramostim are synthetic (man-made) versions of substances naturally produced in your body. These substances, called colony stimulating factors, help the bone marrow to make new white blood cells.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Acute Myelogenous Leuke... | 11 |
82% |
| Hepatitis C | 5 |
80% |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leuke... | 3 |
100% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 1 |
100% |
| HIV | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 87% (23
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Neupogen Reviews
Working / Worked
White blood cell count came up after the shot. Side effects: pain at injection site, sweats for the next 12 + hours.
Working / Worked
300 mcg/1.0 mL
Working / Worked
Neupogen to me gave Drew the few weeks that we had left together to be productive.
Working / Worked
Too soon to tell.
Working / Worked
Extreme Bone Pain for one day followed by jump in white counts
Working / Worked
a little achy that night after the weekly injection.
Working / Worked
To increase white blood cells. It worked in a short period of time, the shot hurts going in, but better than having no immune system.
Working / Worked
Was GREAT in bringing the white counts up fast~
Working / Worked
7/24/07 480mls injection everyday to boost white blood cell count and is working very well. As of 3/15/08 only twice weekly. I will be taking my last injection on 4-12-08
Working / Worked
he uses pulmazyme 1x a day
Somewhat Helpful
It does get the bone marrow to recover faster but it can keep you feeling horrible. Mixed feelings about using this one.
Too Soon To Tell
this is what I take for four days in a row, then they harvest six million cells
Too Soon To Tell
Starting tommorrow mon. 11/05/07 Wish me luck!! Kind of curious what to expect after first shot,I've hearig pretty severe bone aches.Does anybody get pain meds from Drs. for this?
Considering
Too Soon to tell, White blood cells are really low, this should help that. Another injection. :(
Not Working
I don't know if it helped or not, I just know it was extremely painful to him.
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I feel its better to take the neupogen rather than miss a interferon shot. Sorry but you will feel bad. I took many of these shots. Before you know it... [More] -
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i'm on neupogen which is filgrastim...neulasta is pegfilgrastim. i think when you see 'peg' in front of a drug it means it has something else added t... [More] -
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is there anybody else taking neupogen? my white blood count is low so the doctor now wants me to inject neupogen three times a week to get the count ... [More] -
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Rudy, I was on Neupogen for most of the 9 months I was on treatment last year. Other than having to take the additional shots I did not have any sid... [More] -
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I found alot of threads on here talking about neupogen and and people taking on treatment, but I've never taken it. If you don't get any responses ri... [More]
