new drug for metastatic breast cancer called Xeloda (zah-LOE-duh, capecitabine)

June 1998

Roche is marketing a new drug for metastatic breast cancercalled Xeloda (zah-LOE-duh, capecitabine).

It'll be out first in the U.S...later in Canada.

Xeloda is a prodrug of 5-FU (5-fluorouracil). It'smetabolized to 5-FU by enzymes in tumour cells.

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NATURAL supplements for menopause
Diabetes SmartStrip, a unique blood glucose test strip that DOESN'T require a meter
Diabetes variety of glucose meters on the market
Antidepressants Two new antidepressants are now hitting the market
Antidepressants Wellbutrin SR (bupropion)
Antidepressants Wellbutrin SR (bupropion) to help patients quit smoking
Cardiology Lovenox (enoxaparin) for unstable angina or after some types of heart attacks
new DRY POWDER inhaler
concern about the preservative in some salbutamol solutions for nebulization
Headache Amerge (naratriptan) for migraines
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Headache riboflavin (vitamin B2) helps prevent migraines
Hematology & Oncology new drug for metastatic breast cancer called Xeloda (zah-LOE-duh, capecitabine)
Women's Health Prozac or Zoloft INTERMITTENTLY for PMS
Women's Health Mircette, a new birth control pill
Women's Health whether birth control pills containing desogestrel increase the risk of blood clots
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