Doxorubicin Intravenous and Prialt

• Generic Name: doxorubicin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Adriamycin, Adriamycin RDF, Rubex, Adriamycin PFS

Doxorubicin injection is used together with other medicines to treat cancer of the blood, lymph system, bladder, breast, stomach, lungs, ovaries, thyroid, nerves, kidneys, bones, and soft tissues, including muscles and tendons. It may also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your doctor.

Doxorubicin belongs to the group of medicines known as antineoplastics. It seems to interfere with the growth of cancer cells, which are then eventually destroyed by the body. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be affected by doxorubicin, other effects will also occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your doctor. Other effects, like hair loss, may not be serious but may cause concern. Some effects may not occur until months or years after the medicine is used.

Before you begin treatment with doxorubicin, you and your doctor should talk about the benefits doxorubicin will do as well as the risks of using it.

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

• Generic Name: ziconotide
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Prialt

Prialt is a non-narcotic pain reliever that works by blocking pain signals from the nerves to the brain.

Prialt is used to treat severe chronic pain in people who cannot use or do not respond to standard pain-relieving medications.

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