CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE vs FLUOROURACIL

Hey pharmacy peeps Just wondering if anyone has experience with switching over to cyclophosphamide solution (1g/5ml) from cyclophosphamide powder. Cyclophosphamide solution is fairly new to the market (released July 2020 if I’m not mistaken) and I’m very tempted to switch over since reconstituting

25YRS OLD. MALE. AUSTIN TEXAS. SEDATED FOR 50+ DAYS NOW. CONTINUOUS SEIZURE ACTIVITY My 25year old brother has been in the hospital in Austin, Texas for the past 8 weeks with continuous seizure activity after many different types of treatments. He's had IVIG, plasmaphoresis, Retuxin and Cyclophosph

Age:19 years Sex: Female Weight: 170 Ibs (78Kg) Height 5'7" (170 cm) Race: White Length of Problem 4-6 Years. Location: Swelling in Brain and Spine. Loss of most motor functions in legs. Medications Taken in the past: >Prednisone IV 1000mg a day for 5 days straight, then 1000mg a week for 4 mont

Hello, 22 yo female,NOsmokeNOalcohol , 1,62 m 60 kg , multifocal breast cancer in left breast (her2,estrogen ) few lymphnodes involved, finished all my chemo (cyclophosphamide and epirubicin + paclitaxel and trastuzumab that I’ll keep having for a year) Taking zoloft 100 mg. No brca1 and brca2 malig

Age - 34 Sex - Female Height - 5'6" Weight - 115 lbs Race - Caucasian Duration of complaint - Start of each issue varies, all are currently present Location (Geographic) - Currently California, (Past residencies include Germany and Maryland) Any existing relevant medical issues - Answer given below

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My sister was diagnosed with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in August of 2021 and it was brought under control with steroids but then she experienced a flare in Jan. of 2022 and died after a month in the hospital/ICU. Since she was not responding to the steroids/antibiotics in the hospital, is t

My mom is a 58-year-old Caucasian female (5'6", 160 lbs) diagnosed with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma (ER+/PR+, HER2-) six months ago. She’s currently undergoing chemotherapy (AC-T regimen: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel) but has been struggling with severe fatigue and neuropathy. She

Is there some magical vial mixer out there that you guys use for cyclophosphamide? Nothing sets you back like getting a cytoxan order or two that you have to Shake Forever. We've let it sit before while mixing other things and absolutely nothing happens. I've researched vial mixers, but the ones I'

Finally got my chemo schedule. Next week get my port in and start labs. Already got my chemo hair cut, #2 clipper, need to pull out my winter wool for under my hard hat. Cycle 1 is the next Monday, Adrucil- Fluorouracil, Carboplatin and 96 hrs of Keytruda-Pembrolizumab, pump coming out that Friday.

I recently completed a 7-day course of treatment using Fluorouracil / Calcipotriene 5%/.005% cream (which I'll refer to as Efucal for the remainder of this post) and decided to share my experience. I'm posting this mainly because I couldn't find many firsthand accounts from people who had used this

On October 2nd, 2024, my uncle woke up with jaundice (yellowing of the skin). My uncle was never married and never had any children, and I was the closest thing to a child, being his goddaughter. My dad was his DPOA (durable power of attorney). Scheduled a doctor's appointment, picked him up, and to

Hi everyone This may not be relevant to a lot of people but wanted to share my experience as it could save some of you a lot of wasted time and effort... So I have sebderm on my scalp and have had various patches of seb derm come and go since I was 12+ years old. I have been dealing with a particula

I am overwhelmed by information. They told him today that he will have a port placed. He has run out of sick time at work but he works from home so I'm curious what people's experience has been with WFH and being on chemo. Were you still able to work? What side effects made it hard to work? Does the

I want to post some specifics about my case. I'm doing this for two reasons. First, I'm collecting my own thoughts before I write a 2017 summary for myself and my family. Second, and most importantly, I'm going to put a lot of keywords in here so other people with a colorectal cancer diagnosis (or s

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