Vivlipeg
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Active Ingredient: pegfilgrastim
Product Overview
About Vivlipeg
Vivlipeg is a medicine that can only be obtained with a prescription and treatment should be started and supervised by a doctor who has experience in the treatment of cancer or blood disorders.
How it is used
Vivlipeg is available as a pre-filled syringe containing a solution to be injected under the skin in the thigh, abdomen, belly or upper arm. A single injection is given at least 24 hours after the end of each cycle of chemotherapy. Patients can inject themselves if they have been trained appropriately.
How it works
The active substance in Vivlipeg, pegfilgrastim, is a form of filgrastim, which is very similar to a human protein called granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). Filgrastim works by encouraging the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells, increasing white blood cell counts and so treating neutropenia. In Vivlipeg, filgrastim has been ‘pegylated’ (attached to a chemical called polyethylene glycol). This slows down the removal of filgrastim from the body, allowing the medicine to be given less often.
Active substance: pegfilgrastim
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