Medication and Pharmacology Terms

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A substance used to treat bacterial infections.

The brand name for temozolomide, one of the few chemotherapy drugs that reaches brain tissue in useful amounts.

An anticancer drug that is also used in cancer prevention.

An oral chemotherapy that reaches brain tissue unaided, which is why it anchors treatment of the most aggressive brain tumors.

A drug used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer).

An anticancer drug that is a podophyllotoxin derivative and belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors.

An alpha blocker that relaxes the muscle collar around the bladder outlet, easing urine flow within days rather than months.

A drug used to treat urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

One quirk explains both its research use and its drawback: the drug locks on to calcium wherever bone and teeth are forming.

A substance being studied in the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas.

A substance that is being studied as an anticancer drug.

A sedative withdrawn after causing catastrophic birth defects, later brought back under strict control for myeloma and leprosy reactions.

A drug that is used to treat multiple myeloma in patients who have just been diagnosed, and a painful skin disease related to leprosy.

The gap between a helpful amount and a harmful one is narrow, which is why blood levels are checked during treatment.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A drug used to prevent or reduce nausea and vomiting.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

An old alkylating drug that persists in use because it crosses into the brain and can be instilled into the bladder.