Title: Neulasta - Is there risk, danger of having WBC being too high?
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Neulasta - Is there risk, danger of having WBC being too high? Asked
22 Aug 2012 by DBJ1
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27 November 2016
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neulasta, neutropenia associated with chemotherapy
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Marvell 22 Aug 2012
No, there isn't the risk that Neulasta will cause too high WBC count. Usually the counts are non-existant when this is given and it can take a few days to see any count at all. The patient will be monitored on regular basis and Neulasta should be stopped when neutrophil count comes up to a level approved by whatever protocol is being followed. If the white blood cell count is low or zero it can take even up to (or more than a week) before any neutrophils even appear. All the best. https://www.drugs.com/neulasta.html
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OBrien1 27 Nov 2016
Yes, there is a danger that Neulasta will cause a WBC that is too high. We have a patient here who is near death because the oncologist injected Neulasta the day after chemo treatment without first checking WBC.