What are the Uses of CAPECITABINE TABLET?
Capecitabine Tablet is falls under category of anticancer drugs. It is indicated for the treatment of different specific type of cancers like: In the treatment of rectal cancer or colon cancer. In the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. In the treatment of Esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, hepatobiliary cancer, neuroendocrine cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, cancer of fallopian tube, peritoneal cancer and many more. Mechanism of Action of Capeciatabine When capecitabine is administered to patient’s body, it gets converted into fluorouracil. This fluorouracil helps in blocking the process of cell generation and DNA repairmen, as a result cancer cell will unable to grow and unable to multiply. Because cancer cells grow and multiply themselves very rapidly. Side effects of Capecitabine All the medicines have some side effects. So, capecitabine also have some side effects like: Tiredness, weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, mouth sores and u