Pegfilgrastim (peg-FIL-grass-tim) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Pegfilgrastim (peg-FIL-grass-tim)? A drug used to increase numbers of white blood cells in patients who are receiving chemotherapy. It belongs to the family of drugs called colony-stimulating factors. Also called Neulasta and filgrastim-SD/01.

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