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CAPOX (also called XELOX [1]) is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of capecitabine (trade name Xeloda) combined with oxaliplatin. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Xelox regime operates in 3-week cycles, usually with 8 cycles in total; Xeloda is taken orally twice daily for two weeks, while oxaliplatin is administered by IV on the first day of the cycle; there is a ...
Glatiramer acetate, sold under the brand name Copaxone among others, is an immunomodulator medication used to treat multiple sclerosis. [1] [2] Glatiramer acetate is approved in the United States to reduce the frequency of relapses, but not for reducing the progression of disability.
A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations.In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy.
FOLFOX is given directly into the bloodstream through an intravenous line. It can be given through a thin, short tube (a cannula) put into a vein in the arm each time one has a treatment. It may also be given through a central line, a portacath, or a PICC line. These are long, plastic tubes that give the drugs directly into a large vein in the ...
As a consequence, most peptides (such as insulin, exenatide, vasopressin, etc.) or proteins (such as interferon, EPO and interleukins) have to be administered by injection. Recently, new technologies have allowed sublingual administration of such molecules.
A health professional demonstrates how to offer oral medication to a dummy. Oral administration of a liquid. Oral administration is a route of administration whereby a substance is taken through the mouth, swallowed, and then processed via the digestive system.
Buccal tablets are a type of solid dosage form administered orally in between the gums and the inner linings of the cheek. [4] These tablets, held within the buccal pouch, either act on the oral mucosa or are rapidly absorbed through the buccal mucosal membrane. [5]
MOPP is a combination chemotherapy regimen used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.The acronym is derived from the component drugs of the regimen: ustargen (also known as mechlorethamine, chlormethine, mustine, nitrogen mustard, or MSD)