Imatinib mesylate 50 mg Oral Capsule
RxNorm 411240
Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping
RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 411240 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: imatinib mesylate 50 mg Oral Capsule.
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Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Imatinib 50 mg Oral Capsule
(Atom ID: 1686385)
Synonym (SY):
Imatinib (as imatinib mesilate) 50 mg oral capsule
(Atom ID: 12665176)
Designated preferred name (PT):
Imatinib (as imatinib mesylate) 50 mg oral capsule
(Atom ID: 12665177)
Prescribable Name (PSN):
Imatinib mesylate 50 mg Oral Capsule
(Atom ID: 6365359)
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely imatinib (as imatinib mesilate) 50 mg/1 each conventional release oral capsule (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 12665974)
Patient Education
Imatinib
Imatinib is used to treat certain types of leukemia (cancer that begins in the white blood cells) and other cancers and disorders of the blood cells. Imatinib is also used to treat certain types of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST; a type of tumor that grows in the walls of the digestive passages and may spread to other parts of the body). Imatinib is also used to treat dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (a tumor that forms under the top layer of skin) when the tumor cannot be removed surgically, has spread to other parts of the body, or has come back after surgery. Imatinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps stop the spread of cancer cells.
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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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