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Tamsulosin was first marketed in 1996 under the trade name Flomax. The U.S. patent expired in October 2009. [26] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved generics in March 2010. [27] In 2010, tamsulosin was available as OTC medication in UK. [28] It is marketed by various companies under licence, including Boehringer Ingelheim and CSL.
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
1966 – Taxol, anti-cancer compound, isolated from the yew plant; 1967 – Camptothecin, anti-cancer compound, isolated from the Camptotheca acuminata, the Chinese Happy Tree, which was used as a cancer treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. [23] It is the source of chemotherapy drugs: topotecan and irinotecan.
Dave Coulier shared an update amid his ongoing treatment for stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, saying “it’s been a little bit of an adjustment” not having hair. “I'm feeling good. My hair has ...
The Jimmy Carter drug introduced the world to cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that differs from chemotherapy. Carter was diagnosed with melanoma in 2015. The 'Carter effect': How the former ...
The era of cancer chemotherapy began in the 1940s with the first use of nitrogen mustards and folic acid antagonist drugs. The targeted therapy revolution has arrived, but many of the principles and limitations of chemotherapy discovered by the early researchers still apply.
Nutritional problems are also frequently seen in cancer patients at diagnosis and through chemotherapy treatment. Research suggests that in children and young people undergoing cancer treatment, parenteral nutrition may help with this leading to weight gain and increased calorie and protein intake, when compared to enteral nutrition. [138]
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) is a complication that may occur during cataract extraction in certain patients. This syndrome is characterized by a flaccid iris which billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents, a propensity for this floppy iris to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery, and progressive intraoperative pupil constriction ...