Difference between revisions of "Thalidomide (Thalomid)"

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*[http://www.thalomid.com/steps_program.aspx S.T.E.P.S. System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]<ref>[http://www.thalomid.com/steps_program.aspx S.T.E.P.S. System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]</ref>
 
*[http://www.thalomid.com/steps_program.aspx S.T.E.P.S. System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]<ref>[http://www.thalomid.com/steps_program.aspx S.T.E.P.S. System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]</ref>
  
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For conciseness and simplicity, HemOnc.org currently will focus on treatment regimens and not list information such as: renal/hepatic dose adjustments, metabolism (including CYP450), excretion, monitoring parameters (although this will be considered for checklists), or manufacturer.  Instead, for the most current information, please refer to your preferred pharmacopeias such as [http://www.thomsonhc.com/home/dispatch Micromedex], [http://online.lexi.com/ Lexicomp], [http://www.utdol.com/online/content/search.do UpToDate (courtesy of Lexicomp)], or the prescribing information<ref name="insert"></ref>.  
  
 
==Patient drug information==
 
==Patient drug information==

Revision as of 00:25, 26 February 2012

General information

Class/mechanism: Immunomodulatory drug (IMiD); mechanism not fully understood.

Thalidomide's mechanism may involve immunomodulatory, antiinflammatory, and antiangiogenic effects and suppression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Thalidomide has been observed to inhibit angiogenesis in a human umbilical artery explant model in vitro.[1][2][3]
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

For conciseness and simplicity, HemOnc.org currently will focus on treatment regimens and not list information such as: renal/hepatic dose adjustments, metabolism (including CYP450), excretion, monitoring parameters (although this will be considered for checklists), or manufacturer. Instead, for the most current information, please refer to your preferred pharmacopeias such as Micromedex, Lexicomp, UpToDate (courtesy of Lexicomp), or the prescribing information[1].

Patient drug information

References