Filgrastim at Medical Drugs Glossary
What is Filgrastim? A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). It is a cytokine that belongs to the family of drugs called hematopoietic (blood-forming) agents. Also called granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-Medical Term & Definition Added By: Camryn
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