Amifostine : Additional Information (Ethyol)

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Amifostine (Systemic)

Brand Names : Ethyol

Amifostine | Before Using | Proper Use | Side Effects | Additional Information

Additional Information

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

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to proper use, precautions, or side effects for this use.

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