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?
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Content: 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. The patients' WBC was 8.8 prior to chemo. The oncologist injected the patient with Neulasta the day after chemo without first checking WBC. The following day the patient was admitted to the hospital, stating they had difficulties breathing. One day later the patients heart rate jumped to around 140, blood oxygen dropped into the 70's, and the patient was rushed to ICU. Four days later physicians are unsure as to the patients survival.