Doxorubicin Ifosfamide Mesna Chemotherapy Treatment?
Pronounced: (MESS-na)
Mesna Oral Uses
This medication is used to reduce the risk of bleeding in the bladder (hemorrhagic cystitis), which is a very serious side effect of treatment with a cancer chemotherapy drug called ifosfamide. Mesna helps to protect the lining of the bladder against damage from ifosfamide. The body breaks down ifosfamide to form a product that can harm the bladder, and mesna works by making this product less harmful. However,...
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Generic Name: MESNA - INJECTIONPronounced: (MES-na)Mesna IV Uses This medication is used to reduce the risk of bleeding in the bladder... Read more »
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Generic Name: IFOSFAMIDE - INJECTIONPronounced: (eye-FOSS-fuh-mide)Ifosfamide IV Uses Ifosfamide is used to treat various cancers (such as ... Read more »
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Generic Name: DOXORUBICIN LIPOSOMAL - INJECTIONPronounced: (DOX-oh-ROO-bi-sin LYE-poe-SOE-mal)Doxorubicin Liposomal IV Uses Liposomal doxorubicin... Read more »
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