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What is the generic name?
DEXRAZOXANE
What is the Trade Name for DEXRAZOXANE?
Dexrazoxane
What are the Indications for DEXRAZOXANE?
- 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Dexrazoxane for injection 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/m 2 and who will continue to receive doxorubicin therapy to maintain tumor control. Do not use with the initiation of doxorubicin therapy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2 )] . Dexrazoxane for injection is a cytoprotective agent 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/m 2 and who will continue to receive doxorubicin therapy to maintain tumor control. Do not use dexrazoxane for injection with doxorubicin initiation. (1)
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