Medications for Pleural Effusion
These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Pleural Effusion.
Found 1 Approved Drug for Pleural Effusion
Bleomycin
Generic Name
Bleomycin
Bleomycin
Generic Name
Bleomycin
Form: Injection, Powder
Method of administration: Intrapleural, Intramuscular, Intravenous, Subcutaneous
FDA approval date: April 10, 2000
Classification: Cytoprotective Agent
Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection, USP is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection, USP is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.
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