Gemcitabine WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Gemcitabine
Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It is marketed as Gemzar by Eli Lilly and Company. As with fluorouracil and other analogues of pyrimidines, the drug replaces one of the building blocks of nucleic acids, in this case cytidine, during DNA replication. Gemcitabine is used in various carcinomas: non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer....read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Only available in injection form.1
- Some side effects may include nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, and constipation.2
- Gemcitabine should be used with caution in patients with: history of cirrhosis, liver failure, neutropenia, kidney disease, and renal failure.3
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Latest Headlines on Gemcitabine
What is Gemcitabine?
- National Cancer Institute: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Gemcitabine (Intravenous Route) Description
- eMedTV: What Is Gemcitabine?
What are the Uses for Gemcitabine?
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Gemcitabine Injections Uses
- American Cancer Society (ACS): Gemcitabine: Why Would This Drug Be Used?
- eMedTV: What Is Gemcitabine Used For?
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Gemcitabine?
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Side Effects
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Gemcitabine (Intravenous Route) Precautions
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Solution For Injection: What May Interact With This Medicine?
What are the Alternatives to Gemcitabine?
- OrganizedWisdom: Capecitabine
- OrganizedWisdom: Erlotinib
- OrganizedWisdom: Adriamycin
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Gemcitabine
- Yahoo Answers: How Do I Tell Cancer Patients About A Side Effect Of Gemcitabine Chemotherapy Called "TMA"?
- DailyStrength: Gemcitabine For Pancreatic Cancer
- Google Groups: Gemcitabine And Capecitabine
Clinical Trials for Gemcitabine
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gemcitabine Studies
- CenterWatch: Gemcitabine Clinical Trials
Abuse of Gemcitabine
- Cerner Multum (via Yahoo Health): Gemcitabine: What Happens If I Overdose?
- RxList: Gemzar (Gemcitabine): Overdosage & Contraindications
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Gemcitabine
- PubMed Central: Gemcitabine Article Listings
- JAMA: Gemcitabine Articles
- Google Scholar: Articles About Gemcitabine
Research Notes References
- ↑ American Cancer Society (ACS): How Is This Drug Taken Or Given?
- ↑ American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (via Mayo Clinic): Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Side Effects
- ↑ eMedTV: Gemcitabine: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 20, 2009
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Difluorodeoxycytidine, DFdC, DFdCyd, Gemcitabine uses, Gemcitabine hydrochloride solution for injection, Gemcitabine side effects, Gemcitabine warnings, Gemcitabine precautions
- Last update: Jul. 19, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
