Archive for February, 2008
Lysodren
Lysodren (mitotane) Medicine Info: oral chemotherapeutic agent Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) P.O. Box 991 Somerville, NJ 08876 1-(800) 736-0003 Option 2 (phone)
Droxia
Droxia (Hydroxyurea) Medicine Info: Hydroxyurea is approved as an antineoplastic. Antineoplastics are used to treat cancer. Hydroxyurea is used to treat melanoma (a type of skin cancer), chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML), cancer of the ovary, and primary squamous cell (skin) cancer of the head and neck. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) [...]
CeeNU
CeeNU (Lomustine) Medicine Info: CeeNU is an alkylating agent used to treat cancer. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) P.O. Box 991 Somerville, NJ 08876 1-(800) 736-0003 Option 2 (phone)
BiCNU
BiCNU (carmustine for injection) Medicine Info: Used to treat cancer of the lymph system, cancerous brain tumors, and a certain type of cancer in the bone marrow. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) P.O. Box 991 Somerville, NJ 08876 1-(800) 736-0003 Option 2 (phone)
Baraclude
Baraclude (entecavir) Website: www.baraclude.com Medicine Info: BARACLUDE® is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in adults with evidence of active viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) P.O. Box 991 Somerville, [...]
Avapro
Avapro (irbesartan) Website: www.avapro.com Medicine Info: AVAPRO is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. 1 (800) 736-0003 (phone)
Avalide
Avalide (irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide) Website: www.avalide.com Medicine Info: AVALIDE is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. 1 (800) 736-0003 (phone)
Bleomycin
Bleomycin Medicine Info: A chemotherapy drug that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer.
Etoposide
Etoposide (Etopophos, Vepesid) Medicine Info: A chemotherapy drug that is given as an infusion treatment for some types of cancer. It is most commonly used to treat cancer of the lung, ovarian or testicular cancer. Patient Assistance: Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (Oncology/Virology) P.O. Box 991 Somerville, NJ 08876 1-(800) 736-0003 Option 2 (phone)
Cisplatin
Cisplatin (plastinol) Medicine Info: A chemotherapy drug that is given as an infused treatment for some types of cancer. It is most commonly used to treat testicular, bladder, lung, gullet (oesophagus), stomach and ovarian cancers. Patient Assistance: