Injecting yourself with medication to produce more white blood cells

Your doctor has prescribed a medicine to stimulate the growth of your white blood cells (e.g. Neupogen, Grastofil, Filgrastim). This fact sheet explains how to inject it yourself.

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S’injecter un médicament pour avoir plus de globules blancs

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Constipation Related To Cancer Treatments (Chemotherapy or Radiation T…

Gabapentinoids to Relieve Pain

Testicular Cancer