The drugs, round 1

For those of you who are interested, here is a list of the drugs that I’ll be having under the first part of my chemotherapy regimen (AC), as kindly provided by the lead oncology pharmacist at the centre where I’m being treated. 

After all these years writing about drugs such as these from a regulatory and corporate standpoint, it feels very strange to be experiencing them as a patient.

Drug	What is this for?	Manufacturer	Comments
Aprepitant (Emend®)	Anti-sickness	Merck, Sharp & Dohme	Pre-medication and post chemotherapy
Palonosetron (Aloxi®)	Anti-sickness	Chugai Pharma	Pre-medication
Dexamethasone	Anti-sickness	Hospira UK Ltd	Pre-medication and post chemotherapy
Sodium Chloride 0.9%	To keep IV line patent	Baxter UK Ltd	Line Flush
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)	Chemotherapy	Medac GmbH
Cyclophosphamide	Chemotherapy	Baxter UK Ltd
Domperidone	Anti-sickness	Generic brand	Post Chemotherapy
Laxido®	For constipation	Galen Ltd	For gentle relief of constipation if needed
Biotene®	For oral hygiene	GSK	Non-alcohol based mouthwash
Lipegfilgrastim (Lonquex®)	To boost white blood cell count	Teva Pharma	Long acting Granulocyte- Colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)