Drug details

Axumin (fluciclovine f 18 intravenous injection)

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Axumin (fluciclovine F 18) injection is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated blood prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment.

The drug is often used to treat Prostate cancer .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• itching,
• dizziness,
• cough,
• trouble swallowing,
• chest pain or pressure,
• fast heartbeat,
• skin rash, and
• unusual tiredness or weakness

The following drugs are related to Axumin, either as a replacement or used together:

• Ionetix (ammonia n 13)
• Casodex (bicalutamide)
• Jevtana (cabazitaxel injection)
• Docefrez (docetaxel)
• Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
• Xtandi (enzalutamide capsules)
• Vantas (histrelin acetate)
• Octreoscan (indium in -111 pentetreotide kit for intravenous use)
• Jeanatope 1-125 (iodinated 1-125 albumin injection)
• Lupron Depot 11.25 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot 7.5 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
• Lupron Depot 22.5 (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension injection)
• Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Lupron Depot 3.75 mg (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Nilandron (nilutamide tablets)
• Prednisone (prednisone tablets, usp)
• Trelstar (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
• Trelstar Depot (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
• Trelstar LA (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
• Xenoview (xenon xe 129 gas blend)