Brand and Common Names of Medications
Frequently Used in Oncology
| Actiq® | fentanyl citrate |
| Adriamycin®, Adria | doxorubicin HCl |
| Alkeran®, L-PAM | melphalan |
| Aromasin | exemestane |
| Anzemet®E | dolasetron mesylate |
| Aredia® | pamidronate disodium |
| Arimidex® | anastrozole |
| Ativan®M | lorazepam |
| Axid®H | nizatidine |
| Blenoxane® | bleomycin sulfate |
| BCNU, BiCNU® | carmustine |
| Busulfex® | busulfan |
| CCNU, CeeNU® | lomustine |
| Campath® | alemtuzumab |
| CamptosarTM | irinotecan HCl |
| Celebrex® | celecoxib |
| Cytoxan®, CTX, Neosar®, Endoxan® | cyclophosphamide |
| Cytosar-U®, Cadastre-U | cytarabine |
| Daunomycin HCl, Cerubidine® | daunorubicin HCl |
| DaunoXome® | daunorubicin citrate liposome |
| Dilaudid® | hydromorphone HCl |
| DTIC-Dome®, DIC | dacarbazine |
| Decadron®S | dexamethasone |
| DepoCyt® | cytarabine lipsomal injection |
| Dostinex® | cabergoline |
| Doxil® | doxorubicin HCl liposome |
| EllenceTM (US brand name only) | epirubicin hydrochloride |
| Elspar® | asparaginase |
| Ergamisole® | levamisole |
| Evista®M | raloxifene HCl |
| Ethyol® | amifostine |
| Fareston® | toremifene citrate |
| FemaraM | letrozole |
| Farmorubicin® (Non-US brand name only) | epirubicin |
| Fludara®, FLAMP | fludarabine phosphate |
| F-18® | fludeoxyglucose |
| FUDR | floxuridine |
| 5-FU, fluorouracil | 5-fluorouracil |
| Gemzar® | gemcitabine HCl |
| Gleevec® | imatinib mesylate |
| HycamtinTM | topotecan HCl |
| Hydrea® | hydroxyurea |
| Idamycin®, IDA | idarubicin |
| Intron A® | interferon alfa-2a |
| IFEX®, isophosphamide | ifosfamide |
| Kytril®E | granisetron |
| Leukeran® | chlorambucil |
| Leukine® | sargramostim |
| Levulan Kerastick® | aminolevulinic acid HCl |
| Megace®M | megestrol acetate |
| MesnexK | mesna |
| Methotrexate®, Mexate | methotrexate sodium |
| Mustargen®, nitrogen mustard | mechlorethamine HCl |
| Mutamycin®, Mitomycin | mitomycin-C |
| Myleran® | busulfan |
| Mylotarg | gemtuxumab ozogamicin |
| Navelbine® | vinorelbine tartrate |
| Neupogen® | filgrastim (G-CSF) |
| Neumega® | oprelvekin |
| Nipent®, dCF | pentostatin |
| Nolvadex® | tamoxifen |
| Novantrone® | mitoxantrone HCl |
| Oncovin®, VCR | vincristine sulfate |
| Ontak® | denikleukin diftitox |
| Pacis® | BCG, live |
| Panretin® | alitretinoin |
| Paraplatin® | carboplatin |
| Paxil®D | paroxetine HCl |
| Pepsid®H | famotidine |
| Periactin®T | cyproheptadin HCl |
| Photofrin® | porimer sodium |
| Platinol®, platinum, CDDP | cisplatin |
| PrednisoneS | prednisone |
| ProCrit® | epoetin alfa |
| Proleukin® | aldesleukin |
| Purinethol®, mercaptopurine | mercaptopurine |
| Quadramet®, samarium | samarium |
| Reglan® | metoclopramide |
| Rheumatrex Methotrexate | methotrexate sodium |
| Rituxan® | rituximab |
| Roferon-A | Interferon Alpha 2-A, Recombin |
| Rubex® | doxorubicin |
| Tagamet®H | cimetidine |
| Targretin® | betarotene |
| Taxol® | paclitaxel |
| Taxotere® | docetaxel |
| 6-Thioguanine | thioguanine |
| Thio-Tepa, Thioplex® | thiotepa |
| Trelstar Depot® | triptorelin pamoate |
| Trisenox® | arsenic trioxide |
| Uvadex | methoxsalen sterile solution |
| Valstar® | valrubicin |
| Velban® | vinblastine sulfate |
| Viadur® | leuprolide acetate (implant) |
| VP-16, VePesid® | etoposide |
| Xeloda® | capecitabine |
| Zanosar®, Stretozotocin | streptozocin |
| Zantac®H | ranitidine |
| ZinecardC | dexrazoxane |
| ZofranP | ondansetron HCl |
| Zoladex® | goserelin acetate |
| Zometa® | zoledronic acid |
| Zyloprim® | allopurinol sodium |
Superscript notes for brand names
| E | Antiemitic |
| C | Cardio-protectant |
| H | H2 histamine receptor blocker |
| K | Kidney/urinary tract protection |
| M | Selective estrogen receptor modulator |
| D | Anti-depressant |
| S | Steroid |
| T | Serotonin blocker |