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Procarbazine is a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of Hodgkins lymphoma and certain brain cancers.¹ It is administered in the form of capsules.² Side effects include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and headache.³

Fast Facts:

• -- Sold under brand name of Matulane in the United States.¹
• -- Has negative interactions with a variety of medications.⁴
• -- Like most chemotherapy drugs, it may be used to treat other cancers.

5 Great Resources on Procarbazine

• Cancerbackup: Procarbazine
• LymphomaInfo: Chemotherapy - Procarbazine
• Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Procarbazine (Oral Route)
• Wishard (via Krames Online): Procarbazine Capsules
• BC Cancer Agency: For the Patient: Procarbazine

5 Latest Headlines on Procarbazine

• More Procarbazine News from Topix

What is Procarbazine?

• Wikipedia: Procarbazine
• National Cancer Institute: NCI Drug Dictionary: Procarbazine
• Cancer Research UK: Procarbazine: What Procarbazine Is
• DrugDigest: Procarbazine: What is Procarbazine?

What are the Uses for Procarbazine?

• American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) (via MedlinePlus): Procarbazine: About Your Treatment
• First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Procarbazine - Oral: Uses
• MediResource (via C-Health): Matulane: How Does Matulane Work? What Will it Do for Me?

What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Procarbazine?

• Cancer Research UK: Procarbazine: Common Side Effects | Occasional Side Effects | Rare Side Effects
• ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Procarbazine: Side Effects | Precautions
• First DataBank: Procarbazine - Oral: Side Effects | Drug Interactions | Precautions

What are the Alternatives to Procarbazine?

• OrganizedWisdom: Busulfan
• Wikipedia: Dacarbazine
• OrganizedWisdom: Temozolomide

What are the Holistic Alternatives to Procarbazine?

• Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Hodgkin's Disease Treatments - Complementary & Alternative Medicines
• MD Anderson Cancer Center: Complementary Medicine
• A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Treatment Options: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Procarbazine

• Google Groups: Astrocytoma Grade III Brain Tumor - Treatment Choices?
• Yahoo Answers: Are There Vegetarian Alternatives to the Chemotherapy Capsules Lomustine and Procarbazine?
• My Cancer Hub: Michael's Blog: Procarbazine Diet
• HealthBoards: When Will the Night Sweats Stop? Only After Treatment Begins?

Clinical Trials for Procarbazine

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Procarbazine Clinical Trials

Abuse of Procarbazine

• ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Procarbazine: In Case of Emergency/Overdose
• First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Procarbazine Oral: Overdose
• Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Procarbazine: What Happens If I Overdose?

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Procarbazine

• Google Scholar: Procarbazine Article Listing
• JAMA: Archive of Procarbazine Articles
• PubMed Central: List of Procarbazine Articles

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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia: Procarbazine
2. ↑ Cancerbackup: Procarbazine
3. ↑ American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Procarbamize: Side Effects
4. ↑ First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Procabazine - Oral: Drug Interactions

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