Drugs used to treat side effects of chemotherapeutic agent Sariga P.1, Senywilson1, Sambathkumar R.2 1Pham D Intern J.K.K. Nattraja College of Pharmacy, Near Erode, Tamil Nadu, India 2Department of Pharmaceutics, J.K.K. Nattraja College of Pharmacy, India Online published on 6 September, 2019. Abstract Cancer incidences and death rates are rapidly increasing worldwide. Intensive efforts to discover new anticancer drugs continue and laboratory and clinical studies have suggested methods for the more effective use of available drugs. Chemotherapy is the most effective and widely used treatment in most types of malignancies. One of the characteristics that distinguish anticancer agents from other drugs is the frequency and severity of side effects at therapeutic dose. Drugs affect these tissues in a dose dependant manner and there is individual susceptibility also. So toxicities are more frequently associated with these tissues. The side effects may be acute or chronic, self-limited, permanent, mild or potentially life threatening. This article aims to emphasize the management of these side effects. The most common side effects experienced are nausea and vomiting, anemia, hair loss, bleeding (thrombocytopenia), hyperuricemia, bone marrow depression, alopecia and mucositis. So different parameters must be taken into consideration to prevent, reduce and overcome these side effects. important to focus on research within this field in order to detect the proper ways which can help to overcome these side effects. Now a day's various treatment strategies were practically implemented to diminish the side effects. Proper management of toxicities is most importance because it affects the course of treatment and outcome of the patient in his physical, mental and social wellbeing. Top Keywords Cancer cells, Chemotherapy, drug. Top |