Proper Use

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a medical facility. It is given as a shot into one of your muscles or through a needle placed into one of your veins. The injection is given every 14 days.

You may also receive other medicines (eg, allergy medicine, fever medicine, stomach medicine) 30 to 60 minutes before receiving the injection to help prevent unwanted effects.

Pegaspargase injection is given together with certain other medicines. If you are using a combination of medicines, it is important that you receive each one at the proper time. If you are taking some of these medicines by mouth, ask your doctor to help you plan a way to take them at the right times.