Thermoject flush and Trametinib

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

  BD PosiFlush SF, Normal Saline flush, Swabflush, Syrex, Thermoject, Tip-Lok Diluent, Hyper-Sal, Nebusal, Sodium chloride, Inhalation, HyperSal, Nebusal, PulmoSal, Altachlore, Muro 128, Sochlor, Adsorbonac, AK-NaCl

Thermoject is the chemical name for salt. This medicine can reduce some types of bacteria.

Thermoject is used to clean out an intravenous (IV) catheter, which helps prevent blockage and removes any medicine left in the catheter area after you have received an IV infusion.

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

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

Trametinib is used alone or in combination with another medicine called dabrafenib (Tafinlar) to treat certain types of cancer in people who have a "BRAF" gene mutation. These medicines are for use in treating:

• melanoma (skin cancer) that cannot be treated with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body, or to prevent melanoma from coming back after surgery;

• non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body; or

• advanced or metastatic thyroid cancer that has spread and for which there are no other treatment options.

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