Anti-Cancer Drugs Part-1 (MCQs) Pharmacology - Chemotherapeutic Drugs
MCQs of Chemotherapeutic drugs (anticancer) part 1, very important questions for all pharmacists.
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anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.
Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs) or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce symptoms (palliative chemotherapy). Chemotherapy is one of the major categories of the medical discipline specifically devoted to pharmacotherapy for cancer, which is called medical oncology.
In this video and its affiliated parts in the Chemotherapeutic agents section, multiple-choice questions about anti-cancer drugs in terms of uses, common side effects, mechanism of action, drug interactions, contraindications, and many important questions that you may encounter in many exams
Mechanism of action:
The classification of anticancer drugs based on mechanism of action
Historically, they are categorized as: (1) alkylating agents
(2) antimetabolites
(3) natural products
(4) hormones and antagonists
(5) miscellaneous
Adverse effects:
Chemotherapeutic techniques have a range of side effects that depend on the type of medications used.
The most common medications affect mainly the fast-dividing cells of the body, such as blood cells and the cells lining the mouth, stomach, and intestines.
Chemotherapy-related toxicities can occur acutely after administration, within hours or days, or chronically, from weeks to years
Immunosuppression andmyelosuppression, Neutropenic enterocolitis, Gastrointestinal distress, Anemia, Nausea and vomiting, Hair loss, Secondary neoplasm, Infertility,Teratogenicity, Peripheral neuropathy, Cognitive impairment, Tumor lysis syndrome, Organ damage
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