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Revision as of 16:57, 25 July 2017

General information

Class/mechanism: Synthetic acridine-derivate. Exact mechanism unclear; amsacrine binds to DNA by intercalation and external electrostatic binding, which inhibits DNA synthesis and causes DNA fragmentation.[1][2]
Route: IV
Extravasation: vesicant

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Patient drug information

References