Drug details
Oforta (fludarabine phosphate tablets)
type of Antineoplastics, Antimetabolite
Oforta (fludarabine phosphate) is a cancer medication used to treat B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Oforta is usually given after other cancer medications have been tried without successful response to treatment. The brand name Oforta is discontinued, but generic versions may be available.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- unusual bleeding,
- pale skin,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- cold hands and feet,
- confusion,
- chills,
- tiredness,
- vision problems,
- wheezing,
- weakness,
- agitation,
- sore throat,
- burning eyes,
- skin pain,
- red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
- burning pain,
- dark colored urine,
- mouth sores,
- muscle cramps,
- bloody or tarry stools,
- coughing up blood,
- vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
- skin sores,
- pale or yellowed skin,
- tingling in your hands and feet or around your mouth
- dry cough,
- blood in your urine,
- fast or slow heart rate, and
- lower back pain,
- sudden chest pain,
- numbness or tinging,
The following drugs are related to Oforta, either as a replacement or used together:
- Campath (alemtuzumab)
- Lemtrada (alemtuzumab injection for intravenous infusion)
- Trisenox (arsenic trioxide injection)
- Elspar (asparaginase)
- Betaseron (interferon beta-1b)
- Busulfex (busulfan)
- Cerubidine (daunorubicin)
- Leustatin (cladribine injection for intravenous infusion only)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Elitek (rasburicase)
- Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin for injection)
- Gleevec (imatinib mesylate)
- Idamycin (idarubicin)
- Infergen (interferon alfacon-1)
- Roferon-A (interferon alfa-2a, recombinant)
- Intron A (interferon alfa-2b, recombinant for injection)
- Intron A - Rebetol (ribavirin, interferon alfa-2b, recombinant)
- Novantrone (mitoxantrone for injection concentrate)
- Oncaspar (pegaspargase)
- Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a)
- Tabloid (thioguanine)
- Vumon (teniposide)