The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1385
March 5, 2012
Glucarpidase (Voraxaze) for Methotrexate Toxicity
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Glucarpidase (Voraxaze) for Methotrexate Toxicity
March 5, 2012 (Issue: 1385)
The FDA has approved glucarpidase (Voraxaze – BTG
International) for treatment of toxic plasma methotrexate
concentrations (>1 micromole per liter) in patients
with delayed methotrexate clearance due to impaired
renal function. Glucarpidase has...more
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