Bleomycin 15 UNT Injection
RxNorm 1726673
Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping
RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1726673 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: bleomycin 15 UNT Injection.
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Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Bleomycin 15 UNT Injection
(Atom ID: 12333867)
Designated preferred name (PT):
Bleomycin (as bleomycin sulfate) 15 units powder for solution for injection vial
(Atom ID: 11435511)
Synonym (SY):
Bleomycin (as bleomycin sulfate) 15 UNT Injection
(Atom ID: 7716147)
Prescribable Name (PSN):
Bleomycin 15 UNT Injection
(Atom ID: 7716146)
Synonym (SY):
Bleopmycin 15,000 IU Injection
(Atom ID: 8232144)
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely bleomycin (as bleomycin sulfate) 15 units/1 vial powder for conventional release solution for injection (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 11439341)
Patient Education
Bleomycin
Bleomycin injection is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat head and neck cancer (including cancer of the mouth, lip, cheek, tongue, palate, throat, tonsils, and sinuses) and cancer of the penis, testicles, cervix, and vulva (the outer part of the vagina). Bleomycin is also used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells of the immune system) in combination with other medications. It is also used to treat pleural effusions (a condition when fluid collects in the lungs) that are caused by cancerous tumors. Bleomycin is a type of antibiotic that is only used in cancer chemotherapy. It slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in your body.
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Cancer Chemotherapy
Normally, your cells grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without control. Chemotherapy is drug therapy for cancer. It works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth. However, it can also harm healthy cells, which causes side effects.
You may have a lot of side effects, some, or none at all. It depends on the type and amount of chemotherapy you get and how your body reacts. Some common side effects are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, pain, and hair loss. There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy is over, so most side effects gradually go away.
Your treatment plan will depend on the cancer type, the chemotherapy drugs used, the treatment goal, and how your body responds. Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. You may have breaks between treatments so that your body has a chance to build new healthy cells. You might take the drugs by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, or intravenously (by IV).
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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