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gallium nitrate (Ganite)

Tradename: Ganite. Indications: - treatment of symptomatic hypercalcemia of malignancy that has not responded to adquate hydration Dosage: 200 mg/m2 IV infusion for 5 consecutive days Injection: 25 mg/mL (20 mL) Adverse effects: 1) common (> 10%) - metallic taste, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, renal toxicity, hypophosphatemia 2) less common (1-10%) - hypocalcemia 3) uncommon (< 1%) - anemia, optic neuritis, hearing impairment 4) other - bone marrow toxicity

General

metabolic agent (metabolic modifier)

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

  1. Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug Formulary, 1998
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998