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Cancer treatment centres in Singapore are generally located in both public and private hospitals. These units and medical centres specialise in the treatment of cancer . [1] Raffles Hospital; Parkway East Hospital - Parkway Cancer Centre; Gleneagles Hospital - Parkway Cancer Centre [2] Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore General Hospital
Chlortalidone is considered a first-line medication for treatment of high blood pressure. [2] Some recommend chlortalidone over hydrochlorothiazide. [1] [15] A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials found that chlortalidone is more effective than hydrochlorothiazide for lowering blood pressure, while the two drugs have similar toxicity.
Non-small cell lung cancer, oesophageal cancer, uterine cervical cancer, head and neck cancer and urothelial cancer: Nephrotoxicity, myelosuppression and nausea and vomiting (30-90%). Oxaliplatin: IV: Reacts with DNA, inducing apoptosis, non-cell cycle specific. Colorectal cancer, oesophageal cancer and gastric cancer
Ehrlich was not optimistic that effective chemotherapy drugs would be found for the treatment of cancer. [194] The first modern chemotherapeutic agent was arsphenamine, an arsenic compound discovered in 1907 and used to treat syphilis. [195] This was later followed by sulfonamides (sulfa drugs) and penicillin.
A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy. The majority of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytostatic, many via ...
Its breast cancer therapy Enhertu is made by its partner Daiichi Sankyo in Japan. Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said Singapore was a top global venue for investment with a reputation for ...
The CNB's Preventive Education Unit (PEU) was formed in 1992 to focus solely on the formation and implementation of preventive drug education (PDE) programmes in Singapore. Such PDE programmes include the Anti-Drug Abuse Carnival 2015. [20] Actor Jackie Chan was named in May 2015 as the first celebrity anti-drug ambassador of the country. [21]
Chlorthalidone is the thiazide drug that is most strongly supported by the evidence as providing a mortality benefit; in the ALLHAT study, a chlorthalidone dose of 12.5 mg was used, with titration up to 25 mg for those subjects who did not achieve blood pressure control at 12.5 mg. Chlorthalidone has repeatedly been found to have a stronger ...