Carmustine Implantation and Nitrostat

• Generic Name: carmustine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: BiCNU, Gliadel

Carmustine implant is used together with surgery and radiation therapy to treat malignant glioma and glioblastoma multiforme. These are types of brain cancer.

Carmustine belongs to the group of cancer medicines known as alkylating agents. It interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed.

Carmustine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: nitroglycerin
• Dosage Forms: tablet, sublingual
• Other Brand Names: Nitrostat, Gonitro, Nitrolingual, NitroMist, Nitro-Time, Gonitro, Minitran, Nitro TD Patch-A, Nitro-Dur, Nitro-Bid, Nitrol Appli-Kit, Rectiv

Nitrostat (nitroglycerin) is a nitrate that dilates (widens) blood vessels, making it easier for blood to flow through them and easier for the heart to pump.

Nitrostat is used to treat a type of chest pain called angina.

Angina is a pain or discomfort that keeps coming back when part of your heart does not get enough blood. Angina feels like a pressing or squeezing pain, usually in your chest under the breastbone. Sometimes you can feel it in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaws, or back. Nitrostat can relieve this pain.