Oncology Drugs

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• Rituximab is used in the treatment of non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl), blood cancer (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and rheumatoid arthritis.

• Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to receptors on cancer cells.
• Thus it flags the cancer cells for destruction by the body's immune system.

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Zolasta 4mg Zoledronic Acid Injection is used to treat or prevent weakening of the bones osteoporosis caused by menopause or use of steroids. Using this medicine can reduce your risk of breaking bones. It is also used to treat high levels of calcium in people who have cancer.

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Prolia 60 mg Denosumab Injection is a prescription medicine used to treat symptoms of osteoporosis and to increase bone mass in patients receiving certain types of cancer. Prolia may be used alone or with other medications.

Prolia belongs to a class of drugs called Antineoplastics, Monoclonal Antibody; Monoclonal Antibodies, Endocrine.

It is not known if Prolia is safe and effective in children younger than 4 years of age.

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Sargramostim Emgrast 300 is used to prevent infection prevention for chemotherapy

Sargramostim is a growth factor that stimulates the bone marrow to produce white blood cells
These cells protect the body against infections

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Temospana

Uses:

• Temozolomide is used in the treatment of brain cancer

How it works:

• Temozolomide works by damaging the genetic material (DNA) of the cancer cells and stops their growth and multiplication.

Common side effects:

• Nausea, Headache, Vomiting, Weakness, Loss of appetite, Fatigue, Hair loss, Viral infection, Convulsion, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Fever, Decreased white blood cell count, Reduced blood platelets, Coordination disorder, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Constipation, Rash, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes), Hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body), Memory loss

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Zoladex LA Injection

Uses:

• Zoladex la 10.8mg injection is used for prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and female infertility
• It is also used to reduce the thickness of the endometrium of the uterus in preparation for surgery

How does it works:

• Zoladex la 10.8mg injection is a hormone similar to the one produced by a hypothalmus gland in the brain
• It works by decreasing the levels of and estrogen

Common side effects:

• Hot flashes
• Increased sweating
• Decreased libido

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• Filgrastim is used to prevent infections after chemotherapy

• Filgrastim is a growth factor that stimulates the bone marrow to produce white blood cells
• These cells protect the body against infections

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• Capecitabine is used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, breast cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), blood cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer and urinary bladder cancer
• Capecitabine interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks
• It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying

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• Capecite 500 mg tablet is used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, breast cancer, non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl), blood cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer and urinary bladder cancer

• Capecite 500 mg tablet interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks
• It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying

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Capecitabine is used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, breast cancer, non-hodgkin lymphoma , blood cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer and urinary bladder cancer
Capecitabine interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks
It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying