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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | cytarabine(Cytosar-U , Tarabine PFS) | ||
| 2. | etoposide(VePesid , others...) | ||
| 3. | DAUNOrubicin(Cerubidine ) | ||
| 4. | mitoxantrone(Novantrone ) | ||
| 5. | idarubicin(Idamycin , Idamycin PFS) | ||
| 6. | arsenic trioxide(Trisenox ) | ||
| 7. | tretinoin oral(Vesanoid ) | ||
| 8. | gemtuzumab(Mylotarg ) | ||
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CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for treating leukemias or lymphomas. It is often given with other cancer drugs.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; synthetic pyrimidine antagonist.
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CYTARABINE LIPOSOMAL (sye TARE a been LIP oh som al) is a chemotherapy drug that is given into the spinal fluid. It is used to treat lymphoma and other cancers that are in the fluid surrounding the brain.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Cytarabine(also known as ARA-C, and by the brand name Cytosar) is an anticancer agent that kills cancer.cells. It is very frequently used with other anticancer drugs in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia(AML), lymphomas, and for leukemia a...
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat testicular cancer, lung cancer, and other cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
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Etoposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Etoposide is also known as the brand name VePesid.Etoposide is approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to treat refractory testicular cancer and sma...
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DAUNORUBICIN (daw noe ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute leukemias.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
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Daunorubicin is an anti-cancer drug that kills cancer cells. The brand names are Dauno Xome for the liposomal formulation and Cerubidine for the daunorubicin hydrochloride formulation.Daunorubicin is available in two different formulations, the da...
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MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and advanced prostate cancer. It is also used to treat certain types of multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic anthracenedione.
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Mitoxantrone, also known by its trade name Novantrone, is an anticancer agent effective against certain kinds of leukemias. It is also used in Multiple Sclerosis(MS), and was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1987.Mitoxantrone is used...
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IDARUBICIN (eye da RUE bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic anthracycline; structurally and pharmacologically related to daunorubicin.
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Idarubicin is a medication that kills cancer cells.As of 2001, idarubicin is approved to treat only one single cancer, acute myelocytic leukemia(AML) in adults. Recent research suggests that using idarubicin rather than the more traditional daunor...
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Antineoplastic agent.
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ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (AR se nik trye OX ide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Arsenic trioxide, also known by the trade name Trisenox, is an antitumor agent used for a specific type of leukemia known as acute promyelocytic leukemia.Arsenic trioxide is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients who have not respo...
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TRETINOIN (TRET i noe in) is a medicine belonging to a class called the retinoids. It is similar to vitamin A. It is used to treat certain leukemias, such as acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; retinoid.
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Tretinoin, a natural vitamin A metabolite, is an anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL).Tretinoin is given to APL patients with the goal of bringing on a remission. The drug is being investigated as a treatment...
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GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN (jem TOOZ oo mab OH zoe ga MYE sin) is a monoclonal antibody. This medicine changes the way the body's immune system works. By interfering with a specific protein, this medicine can stop cancer cell growth. It is used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Gemtuzumab ozogamicin is a humanized monoclonal antibody produced by recombinant DNA technology that binds specifically to CD33, a protein that is found on the cell surface of most leukemic blasts, the abnormal, cancerous cells in acute myeloid le...
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Antineoplastic agent; recombinant DNA-derived humanized anti-CD33 monoclonal antibody.
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