Antineoplastic Drug Therapy

Need to know more about the side-effects of the chemotherapy drugs your patients are receiving? 

For this and other information about the dosing, drug interactions and monitoring of drugs used in cancer treatment, check out the following links. 

• The BC Cancer Agency maintains Canada 's first and definitive on-line cancer drug formulary.

• CancerCare Ontario also maintains a comprehensive drug formulary.

• CancerCare Nova Scotia provides another source for drug therapy information.

Supportive Care Drug Information

This includes drugs that treat cancer symptoms such as pain and nausea, and also drugs that fight treatment side-effects such as diarrhea and neutropenia. 

• The BC Cancer Agency has a comprehensive list of supportive and palliative therapies.

• The National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides helpful "Physician Data Queries" on common supportive care topics.