Pemetrexed Intravenous and Propylthiouracil

• Generic Name: pemetrexed
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Alimta

Pemetrexed injection is used alone or together with other medicines (eg, carboplatin, cisplatin, pembrolizumab) to treat non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread, or has not progressed after a previous platinum-based cancer treatment, or that has come back. It is also used together with cisplatin to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma (cancer that affects the inside lining of the lungs and chest wall) that cannot be removed by surgery. Pemetrexed belongs to the group of medicines called antineoplastics.

Pemetrexed is given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: propylthiouracil
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Propylthiouracil is used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), Graves' disease, or toxic goiter (enlarged thyroid). propylthiouracil is sometimes given to control symptoms just before you undergo thyroid surgery or treatment with radioactive iodine.

Propylthiouracil is for use only if your condition cannot be treated with another thyroid medication, or when surgery or radioactive iodine are not good treatment options.

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