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Cancer Drugs Sold at Retail Level |
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| 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 |
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| 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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