Procarbazine is the active substance of an antineoplastic drug.
This oral medication is indicated for the treatment of lung and brain cancer, since its effect prevents the proliferation of cancer cells to other organs, further aggravating the disease.
Indications of Procarbazine
Lung cancer; brain cancer; Hodgkin's lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Price of Procarbazine
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Side Effects of Procarbazine
Nausea; vomiting; pleural effusion; hallucinations.
Contraindications of Procarbazine
Pregnancy risk D; women in the lactation phase; active alcoholism; liver damage; Congestive heart failure; severe renal insufficiency; Hipersensibility to any of the formula's components.
How to use Procarbazine
Oral use
Adults
- Initiate the treatment with reduced doses until reaching the dose of 250 to 300 mg daily, that is maintained until the improvement of the symptoms.