Uses, Dosage & Side Effects: Idarubicin Injection

Idarubicin Injection

Generic nameIdarubicin
Drug classAnthracycline (antineoplastic/antibiotic antineoplastic)
FormsSolution for intravenous injection

Idarubicin injection is a prescription chemotherapy medicine given into a vein. It is used with other cancer medicines to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells.

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