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Amifostine (Intravenous Route)
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Description
Amifostine is used to help prevent or lessen some of the side effects on the kidneys and salivary glands that are caused by cisplatin (a cancer medicine) or radiation therapy.
Amifostine is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in the product labeling, amifostine is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:
- Mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy or radiation combined with chemotherapy
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
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