Cancer in Women
Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Women and Cancer
Amifostine
Amifostine is a cytoprotective agent, prescribed for preventing kidney damage due to chemotherapy and reducing the mouth dryness due to radiation therapy.
Trade Names :
Amfos | Cytofos | M Fost | Amiphos | Ethyol | Naprofos | Ethyol (500mg)
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Anastrozole
Anastrozole is a non-steroidal inhibitor used with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, to treat early breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause.
Trade Names :
Armotraz | Altraz | Anabrez | Redest | Altrol | Femistra (1 mg) | Anatero (1 mg) | Femitraz (1 mg) | Armilon (1 mg) | Stazonex (1 mg)
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Axicabtagene Ciloleucel
Axicabtagene Ciloleucel is used for the treatment of adults with various recurrent or refractory (resistant to treatment) large B-cell lymphomas like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, high-grade B-cell lymphoma, and DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma after trying at least two other kinds of treatment.
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Capecitabine
Capecitabine is an antimetabolite, prescribed for breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
Trade Names :
Capiibine | Xelocel | Xabine | Captabin | Naprocap | Capxcel | Capiibine (500 mg) | Capres (150 mg) | Capres | Capegard
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Carboplatin
Carboplatin is prescribed for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Trade Names :
Karplat | Karplat (10 mg) | Blastocarb | Womastin | Biocarb (15 ml) | Niscarbo | Blastoplatin | Ducarb | Oncocarbin AQ | Carboplan
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Cisplatin
Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovarian cancer, bladder cancer and metastatic testicular tumors either alone or with other medications.
Trade Names :
Cisplatin | Cisplatin (10 mg) | Cisplatin (50 mg) | Â Cisplatinum Korea | Cisplatinum Korea (50 mg) | Cisteen | Duplat | Duplat (50 mg) | Kemoplat (50 mg) | Oncoplatin-AQ
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Cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for many types of cancers like lymphatic cancer, cancer of white blood cells and plasma cells, etc,.
Trade Names :
Oncophos | Cyphos | Cycrame | Oncomide | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta | Cycloxan | Cydoxan | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta
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Dactinomycin
Dactinomycin is a cytotoxic chemotherapy, prescribed for Wilm's tumor, Ewing’s sarcoma and testicular cancer.
Trade Names :
Cosmegen | Dacmozen | Dactino | Dactinoget
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Docetaxel
Docetaxel is an anti-cancer agent, mainly used for the treatment of breast, ovarian, gastric cancer, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and non-small cell lung cancer either alone or with other medications.
Trade Names :
Docespera | Docemax 20 mg | Docemax 120 mg | Docecad (20mg/1mL) | Docecad (80mg/2mL) | Docecad (120mg/3mL) | Docetere (20mg/0.5mL) | Docetere (80mh/2mL) | Docetere (120mg/3mL) | Taxotere (20mg/mL)
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Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, prescribed for treating various types of cancer.
Trade Names :
Doxolem | Tevadox | Doxorubicin | Adrosal | Â Â Duxocin | Â Â Duxocin | Adriamycin (50 mg) | Adrim | Adrim (2 mg) | Cardia
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Duvelisib
Duvelisib is prescribed for treatment-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) in adult patients
Etoposide
Etoposide is an anti-cancer agent, prescribed for lung cancer and testicular cancer.
Trade Names :
Eside Inj | Etosid | Actitop (50 mg) | Eside (50 mg) | Posid (50 mg) | Etosid | Etolon (50 mg) | Toposide (50 mg) | Etosid Cap (100 mg) | Lastet 50mg
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Exemestane
Exemestane is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are no longer responsive to anti-estrogen therapy.
Trade Names :
Xcel 25mg Tablet | Aromasin | Xtane | Exeget
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Fluoxymesterone
Fluoxymesterone is an androgenic hormone, prescribed for male hypogonadism, delayed puberty in males and for breast cancer treatment in women.
Ifosfamide
Ifosfamide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer (breast cancer, lymph cancer, lung cancer) in combination with other medicines.
Trade Names :
Ifocip | Ipamide | Holoxan | Isoxan | Ifos | Ifoneon | Ifosfamide | Celofos | Celofos | Ifos
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Ixabepilone
Ixabepilone is prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with capecitabine.
Letrozole
Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with other medications.
Trade Names :
Lets | Shantroz | Letzol | Letz | Letocor | Oreta | Trozet | Zaronil | Feofar | Femara
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Medroxyprogesterone
Medroxyprogesterone is a progestin hormone, prescribed for menstrual problems, breast cancer and prevention of pregnancy.
Trade Names :
Megestone | Empeea | Modus | Regeeva | Â Â Dub | Deviry | Parlutal | Meprate | Litmus - 10 | Â Deviry (10 mg)
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Megestrol
Megestrol is a progesterone derivative, prescribed for breast cancer, uterine cancer, loss of appetite, physical wasting, or unexplained significant weight loss in patients with diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Trade Names :
Endace (160 mg) | Endace -40
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Melphalan
Melphalan is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for multiple myeloma, melanoma, and ovarian carcinoma.
Trade Names :
Alkacel | Alkacel (5 mg) | Alkacel (50 mg) | Alkeran | Alkeran (5 mg) | Alkeran (50 mg) | Melfalax 2 gm | Melfalax 5 gm | Alkeran (2mg) | Alkeran (5mg)
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Methotrexate
Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta).
Trade Names :
Methotrexate | Â Oncotrex | Caditrex | Alltrex | Trex | Throtex | Mtx 2.5mg | Zexate | Remtrex | Cytotrex
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Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovarian and breast cancer.
Trade Names :
Celtax | Dutaxel (30 mg) | Neotaxl | Petaxel | Paclicare | Resoxel | Cytax | Cantaxel | Paclinis | Pacliron
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Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is an antiestrogen, prescribed for breast cancer.
Trade Names :
Mamofen | Caditam | Valodex | Tamoxifen | Tamodex | Oncomox | Tomifen | Tevafen | Oncotam | Nolvadex
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Thiotepa
Thiotepa is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovary or breast cancer.
Trade Names :
Tespamin
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Topotecan
Topotecan is a topoisomerase type I inhibitor, prescribed for ovarian or lung cancer that do not respond well to other types of cancer treatment.
Trade Names :
Topotel | Cantop | Topotel (4 mg) | Cantop (2.5mg)
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Trabectedin
Trabectedin is an anticancer medicine prescribed to treat advanced soft tissue sarcoma such as liposarcoma, a cancer of fat cells and leiomyosarcoma, a cancer of smooth muscle tissue
Trastuzumab
Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with other medications.
Trade Names :
Herceptin Infusion
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Vinblastine
Vinblastine is an anti-microtubule agent, prescribed for Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and testicular cancer.
Trade Names :
Vblastin | Cytoblastin
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