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==General information==
 
==General information==
 
Class: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.<ref name="insert">[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/018057s080lbl.pdf Cisplatin package insert (8/2011)]</ref><ref>[http://hemonc.org/docs/packageinsert/cisplatin.pdf Cisplatin package insert (locally hosted backup)]</ref>
 
Class: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.<ref name="insert">[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/018057s080lbl.pdf Cisplatin package insert (8/2011)]</ref><ref>[http://hemonc.org/docs/packageinsert/cisplatin.pdf Cisplatin package insert (locally hosted backup)]</ref>

Revision as of 19:11, 5 December 2011

General information

Class: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.[1][2]
Extravasation: vesicant (concentration >=0.5 mg/mL)/irritant (concentration <0.5 mg/mL)

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Patient drug information

Regimens

Standard format will be:
<acronym (if any)> (generic drug1, generic drug2, generic drug3, etc.) (disease)
List of regimens containing cisplatin

References