Vindesine WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Vindesine
Vindesine is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat many different types of cancer. Vindesine belongs to a class of medications which were first developed from the periwinkle plant.1 Common side effects include fatigue, neutropenia, hair loss and tingling of the fingers and toes.2
Fast Facts:
- Report constipation, fever, sore throat, bruising or bleeding immediately.3
- See physician for a full list of potential drug interactions.4
- Marketed under the trade name Eldisine.
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Latest Headlines on Vindesine
What is Vindesine?
- National Cancer Institute: NCI Drug Dictionary: Vindesine
- Wikipedia: Vindesine
- CancerResearch UK: Vindesine (Eldisine): What Vindesine Is
What are the Uses for Vindesine?
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Vindesine: Use - Unlabeled/Investigational
- DrugLib: Vindesine: Indications
- Thomson Healthcare (via Drugs.com): Vindesine: Description
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Vindesine?
- CancerResearch UK: Vindesine (Eldisine): Common Side Effects | Occasional Side Effects | Rare Side Effects
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Vindesine: Adverse Reactions | Contraindications |Warnings/Precautions
- DrugLib: Vindesine: Contraindications/Drug Interactions
What are the Alternatives to Vindesine?
- OrganizedWisdom: Paclitaxel
- OrganizedWisdom: Vinblastine
- OrganizedWisdom: Vincristine
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Vindesine?
- Mayo Clinic: Leukemia: Coping Skills
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complementary & Alternative Leukemia Treatment Options
- Lung Cancer Online: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Complementary Medicine
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Vindesine
- Yahoo Answers: Who Discovered Vindesine?
- Google Groups: !!Need Help!! Lung Cancer
- Online Cancer Information: Vindesine (Eldisine)
Clinical Trials for Vindesine
- ClinicalTrials.gov: List of Vindesine Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Vindesine Clinical Trials
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Vindesine
- Google Scholar: List of Vindesine Articles
- JAMA: Archive of Vindesine Articles
- PubMed Central: List of Vindesine Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ CancerResearch UK: Vindesine (Eldisine): What Vindesine Is
- ↑ CancerResearch UK: Vindesine (Eldisine): Common Side Effects
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Vindesine: Patient Education
- ↑ Thomson Healthcare (via Drugs.com): Vindesine: Before Taking This Medication
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- Contributor: SScroggins
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: SScroggins
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Vendesine, Vindisine, Vindesine Uses, Vindesine Side Effects, Vindesine Warnings
- Last update: Aug. 11, 2008
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.