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Dacarbazine is an anticancer (cytotoxic) medicine.Cancers form when some cells within the body multiply uncontrollably and abnormally. There are two types of cancer. Solid cancers where a lump forms e.g. the bone muscle brain cells etc. divide and multiply abnormally. The second type are leukaemias and lymphomas where the blood cells divide and multiply abnormally.Other characteristics of cancer besides uncontrolled growth include the ability of these abnormal cells to invade other tissues next to them or to break away from the original site travel through the blood or lymph and establish a new cancer at a different site of the body. These are called metastases.Like normal healthy cells cancer cells go through a continuous process of change. Each cell divides into two daughter cells. These cells grow rest and then divide again. The medicines used in chemotherapy are powerful chemicals designed to interupt this cycle and stop cells from growing.Several different types of anticancer medicines are used in chemotherapy. Each type kills cells at a different stage of the cell's life cycle. Each does its job in a different way.Dacarbazine is a synthetic compound. It works by blocking the production of genetic material (DNA) in the cell by binding it together. This prevents the cell from growing and therefore it dies.Unfortunately anticancer medicines will also affect the growth and division of normal healthy cells in the same way such as blood gut and hair cells. This can therefore cause several of the side effects seen with chemotherapy e.g. hair loss. The body's immune system also becomes suppressed increasing the risk of infections.In most chemotherapy regimens doses are administered in courses at various intervals to allow normal cells to recover from the adverse effects of the anticancer medicines between doses. However during this period cancer cells will also recover and start to replicate again. Successful treatment depends on the administration of the next course of therapy before the cancer has regrown to its previous size and the net effect is to decrease the amount of cancer with each successive course.Dacarbazine is used in combination with other anticancer medicines. It is administered by intravenous infusion.What is it used for?Breast cancer Cancer of the colon (large bowel) Cancer of the ovaries Cancer of the soft tissue e.g. muscle (soft tissue sarcoma)Lung cancer Lymph node cancer (Hodgkin's disease) Metastatic cancerous melanoma Testicular cancer

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Anti Convulsants and Prescriptions: Dilantin Generic Phenytoin. Phenytoin is used to treat various types of convulsions and seizures. Phenytoin acts on the brain and nervous system in the treatment of epilepsy.Phenytoin comes as a capsule extended-release (long-acting) capsule chewable tablet and liquid to take by mouth. It usually is taken two or three times a day. However the extended-release capsules may be taken only once a day usually at bedtime. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take phenytoin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.Shake the liquid well before each use.Do not open crush or chew the extended-release capsules; swallow them whole.Continue to take phenytoin even if you feel well. Do not stop taking phenytoin without talking to your doctor especially if you have taken large doses for a long time. Abruptly stopping the drug can cause seizures. Your doctor probably will decrease your dose gradually. Buy Dilantin Generic Phenytoin and other Prescription Drugs 6 products online at Medstore. About Dilantin Generic Phenytoin: Product Type: Prescription Drugs 6 Dilantin ( Generic Phenytoin ) Dilantin (Generic Phenytoin) Generic Phenytoin 100mg 200 caps 30mg Generic Phenytoin Dilantin