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  2. Extravasation (intravenous) - Wikipedia

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    Only qualified, chemotherapy-certified nurses who have been trained in venipuncture and administration of medications with vesicant and irritant potential should be allowed to administer vesicants. [7] Choose a large, intact vein with good blood flow for the venipuncture and placement of the cannula.

  3. Blister agent - Wikipedia

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    A blister agent (or vesicant), is a chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation. They are named for their ability to cause severe chemical burns , resulting in painful water blisters on the bodies of those affected.

  4. List of chemotherapeutic agents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer.This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.

  5. List of chemical warfare agents - Wikipedia

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    A chemical weapon agent (CWA), or chemical warfare agent, is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are meant to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings.About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the 20th century, although the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has an online database listing 35,942 chemicals which ...

  6. Etoposide - Wikipedia

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    Etoposide, sold under the brand name Vepesid among others, is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatments of a number of types of cancer including testicular cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, and ovarian cancer. [2]

  7. Nettle agent - Wikipedia

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    Most nettle agents, such as the best known and studied nettle agent, phosgene oxime, are often grouped with the vesicant (blister agent) chemical agents. However, because nettle agents do not cause blisters , they are not true vesicants.

  8. Ifosfamide - Wikipedia

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    Ifosfamide is a DNA-damaging alkylating agent, belonging to the same class of chemotherapy drugs as cyclophosphamide. It is a prodrug, meaning that It has to be converted by CYP450 into its main active metabolites-(Iso)phosphoramide mustards. These metabolites form DNA cross links mainly at Guanine N-7 positions. [5]

  9. Nelarabine - Wikipedia

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    Nelarabine, sold under the brand names Arranon (US) and Atriance (EU), is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL).

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