Arsenic trioxide Intravenous and Gammaked intravenous and subcutaneous

• Generic Name: arsenic trioxide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Trisenox

Arsenic trioxide injection is used together with another medicine (eg, tretinoin) to treat newly-diagnosed low-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a type of leukemia (cancer of the blood cells). It is also used to treat APL in patients who have not responded to other medication regimens. It may also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your doctor.

Arsenic trioxide belongs to the general group of medicines called antineoplastics. It interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be affected by arsenic trioxide, other unwanted effects will also occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your doctor.

Before you begin treatment with arsenic trioxide injection, you and your doctor should talk about the benefits of arsenic trioxide as well as the risks of using it.

Arsenic trioxide is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: immune globulin intravenous and subcutaneous
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Gammagard, Gammaked, Gamunex-C, Gammagard Liquid

Gammaked is a sterilized solution made from human plasma. It contains the antibodies to help your body protect itself against infection from various diseases.

Gammaked (for injection into a vein or under the skin) is used to treat primary immunodeficiency (PI), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). This medication is also used to improve muscle strength in adults with multifocal motor neuropathy.

Gammaked may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.