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Cancer Drugs Sold at Retail Level

Warning:  Using abbreviations for cancer drugs is strongly discouraged by most authorities.  However, you may encounter physicians that use them anyway. Use EXTREME CAUTION when you see what you believe is an abbreviation for a cancer drug.
Abbreviation Meaning Suggest an abbreviation
5-FU
6-MP
BU
CCNU
Chl
CTX
DES
EPO
flu
G-CSF
HU
IFN
Leu
L-Pam, MEL
MTX
TAM
VP-16
flourouracil, Efudex
mercaptopurine, Purinethol
busulfan, Myleran
lomustine, CeeNU
chlorambucil, Leukeran
cyclophosphamide, Cytoxan
diethylstilbestrol
epoietin alfa, erythropoietin, Epogen, Procrit
flutamide, Eulexin
filgrastim, Neupogen
hydroxyurea, Hydrea
interferon
leucovorin
Melphalan - L-phenylalanine mustard, Alkeran
methotrexate
tamoxifen
Etoposide - epipodophyllotoxin, VePesid
Calculate cancer chemotherapy dosing
Body Surface Area (in meters squared )
BSA = 0.007184 x [Weight in kg] to power 0.425 x [Height in cm] to power 0.725
(Dubois, Arch Intern Med 1916; 17:863-871)





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