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How to Take Pemetrexed and it's Dose


It comes as a solution for injection, administered by a healthcare provider.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

IV: Recommended dose is 500 mg/m2 on first day of each 21-day cycle in combination with cisplatin 75 mg/m2.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Pemetrexed

This medication is an (antifolate) antineoplastic agent, prescribed for mesothelioma (cancer that develops from the protective lining of the internal tissues) and certain types of non-small cell lung cancer either alone or with other medications.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Pemetrexed

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International :


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