Drug details
Adriamycin PFS (doxorubicin hydrochloride)
type of Antineoplastics, Anthracycline
Adriamycin PFS (doxorubicin hydrochloride) Injection is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat many types of cancer. The brand name Adriamycin PFS is discontinued in the U.S. Generic forms may be available.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- fast heartbeats,
- dizziness,
- weakness, and
- back pain,
- headache,
- sweating,
- cough,
- trouble breathing,
- chest tightness,
- skin sores,
- painful mouth sores,
- swollen gums,
- cold or flu symptoms,
- unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum),
- purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin,
- missed menstrual periods,
- trouble bleeding,
- swelling in your face,
- pain, blisters, or skin sores where the injection was given,
- pain when swallowing,
- swelling in your ankles or feet
The following drugs are related to Adriamycin PFS, either as a replacement or used together:
- Onureg (azacitidine tablets)
- Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf for injection)
- Velcade (bortezomib)
- Caprelsa (vandetanib)
- Kyprolis (carfilzomib)
- Cyramza (ramucirumab solution for intravenous infusion)
- Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk injection)
- Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj injection)
- Darzalex (daratumumab intravenous injection)
- Empliciti (elotuzumab for injection)
- Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc injection)
- Ninlaro (ixazomib capsules)
- Khapzory (levoleucovorin injection)
- Revlimid (lenalidomide)
- Mozobil (plerixafor injection)
- Pemazyre (pemigatinib tablets)
- Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq for injection)
- Pomalyst (pomalidomide capsules)
- Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr injection)
The following supplements are related to Adriamycin PFS, and may be used together with the drug:
- Melatonin (s.)
- Adenosine (s.)
- Coriolus Mushroom (s.)