Gemzar
Active Ingredient(s): GemcitabineFDA Approved: * May 15, 1996
Pharm Company: * LILLY
Category: Cancer
* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".
Gemzar Overview
Gemcitabine, with brand names including Gemzar,[1] is a chemotherapy medication.[2] It treats cancers including testicular cancer,[3] breast cancer, ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and bladder cancer.[2][4] It is administered by intravenous infusion.[2] It acts against neoplastic growth, and it inhibits the replication of Orthohepevirus A, the causative agent of Hepat...
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Recent Gemzar Forums:
gemzar for mesothelioma
my 78 year old, otherwise healthy father was dx with mesothelioma in Nov, 2010. he was seen at a major medical center and was told that he was not a candidate for surgery due to the epithelioiod subtype he has. He opted for chemo and received 3 doses of carboplatinum and alimpta, 3 weeks apart. CT scans reveal that the chemo did no good and infact, his cancer is larger now. He was given the option to either do nothing, or start a new medication:Gemzar. He opts to start Gemzar despite the fact that the MD tells us that it has even less liklihood to benefit him. I cannot find anything on Gemzar in mesothelioma patients. Can you give me any advice or words of wisdom here? anything will be appreciated. ( He will start Gemzar on 2/24 and is supposed to get it once weekly x 3 weeks, one week ...
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my 78 year old, otherwise healthy father was dx with mesothelioma in Nov, 2010. he was seen at a major medical center and was told that he was not a candidate for surgery due to the epithelioiod subtype he has. He opted for chemo and received 3 doses of carboplatinum and alimpta, 3 weeks apart. CT scans reveal that the chemo did no good and infact, his cancer is larger now. He was given the option to either do nothing, or start a new medication:Gemzar. He opts to start Gemzar despite the fact that the MD tells us that it has even less liklihood to benefit him. I cannot find anything on Gemzar in mesothelioma patients. Can you give me any advice or words of wisdom here? anything will be appreciated. ( He will start Gemzar on 2/24 and is supposed to get it once weekly x 3 weeks, one week ...
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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:
Gemcitabine
- Injection: 100mg/ml, 1g, 1g/26.3ml, 1gm, 1gm/26.3ml (38mg/ml), 1gm/vial, 200mg, 200mg/5.26ml (38mg/ml), 200mg/5.3ml, 200mg/vial, 2g, 2g/52.6ml, 2gm/52.6ml (38mg/ml), 2gm/vial
NDC Database Records for Gemzar: (2 results)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 0002-7501 Gemzar 200 mg/5ml Intravenous Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, for Solution by Eli Lilly and Company
- 0002-7502 Gemzar 1 g/25ml Intravenous Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, for Solution by Eli Lilly and Company
Other drugs which contain Gemcitabine or a similar ingredient: (3 results)
- GEMCITABINE
- GEMCITABINE + SODIUM CHLORIDE
- INFUGEM Gemcitabine 0.9% + Sodium Chloride