Drug details
Gemzar (gemcitabine hcl)
type of Antineoplastics, Antimetabolite
Gemzar (gemcitabine) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat certain types of malignant tumors, including some cases of ovarian cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and breast cancer.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- skin rash,
- pale skin,
- constipation,
- headache,
- weakness,
- easy bruising or bleeding,
- upset stomach,
- hair loss
- numbness or tingly feeling,
- swelling in your hands/ankles/feet,
- drowsiness, or
The following drugs are related to Gemzar, either as a replacement or used together:
- Hexalen (altretamine)
- Travasol (amino acids (injection))
- Tecentriq (atezolizumab injection)
- Caelyx (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride injection)
- Tabrecta (capmatinib tablets)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Cytalux (pafolacianine injection)
- Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx injection)
- Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for injection)
- Rozlytrek (entrectinib capsules)
- Tarceva (erlotinib)
- Evista (raloxifene)
- Exkivity (mobocertinib capsules)
- Gavreto (pralsetinib capsules)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Herceptin Hylecta (trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk injection, for subcutaneous use)
- Truseltiq (infigratinib capsules)
- Jelmyto (mitomycin for pyelocalyceal solution)
- Lumakras (sotorasib tablets)
- Zepzelca (lurbinectedin for injection)
- Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate)
- Pemfexy (pemetrexed injection for intravenous use)
- Retevmo (selpercatinib capsules)
- Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy for injection, for iv use)
- Tepmetko (tepotinib tablets)
The following supplements are related to Gemzar, and may be used together with the drug:
- Melatonin (s.)
- Adenosine (s.)
- Coriolus Mushroom (s.)