Zinecard (Dexrazoxane) Drug Center: Guide to Drug Information for Professionals, Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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May 27, 2012

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Zinecard Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Zinecard Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

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ZINECARD (dexrazoxane) is indicated for reducing the incidence and severity of cardiomyopathy associated with doxorubicin administration in women with metastatic breast cancer who have received a cumulative doxorubicin dose of 300 mg/m² and who will continue to receive doxorubicin therapy to maintain tumor control. It is not recommended for use with the initiation of doxorubicin therapy (see WARNINGS).

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What is Zinecard Prescribing Information?

Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More

What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Zinecard Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
easy bruising or bleeding, weakness; or
white patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips.

Less serious side effects may include:

hair loss;
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite;
tired feeling;

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What is Zinecard Patient Information?

Possible Side Effects - Images - What Is - How Should I Take It - What If I Miss a Dose - What Should I Avoid and More

What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Zinecard Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to reduce the risk of heart damage from doxorubicin, an anticancer medication. Dexrazoxane is known as a chelating agent. It is believed to work by preventing the release of certain chemicals (iron-mediated free radicals) in the body. These chemicals are thought to be part of the reason why doxorubicin (and similar drugs known as anthracyclines) causes damage to the heart. Dexrazoxane also allows your oncologist (cancer doctor) to treat you longer with doxorubicin as part of your cancer treatment.

The manufacturer recommends that dexrazoxane should not be given with ...

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