Drug Information Sheets

The following drug information sheets have been extensively reviewed by staff pharmacists and approved by the Patient Education Committee, following Alberta Cancer Board Policy J3.11A Alberta Cancer Board Patient Drug Information.

Below is a list of commonly used medications for the treatment of breast cancer at the Cross Cancer Institute. Because this list is constantly changing, please check back regularly to see if new documents become available.

To view the drug information sheets, you must have either Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word installed (download and install Adobe Acrobat if needed). Click on either of the file format links to download and view the drug information sheet in that format. If you have any questions regarding these sheets do not hesitate to contact your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.

AC =	Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide
CMF =	Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil
FEC100 =	5-Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide
TAC =	Docetaxel, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide
Taxane =	Docetaxal (Taxotere) or Paclitaxel (Taxol)
Name	Brand Name	File Format
Anastrazole	Arimidex ®	Acrobat Acrobat
Capecitabine	Xeloda ®	Acrobat
Cisplatin	Platinol ®	Acrobat
Clodronate	Bonefos ®	Acrobat
Cyclophosphamide	Procytox ®	Acrobat
Dexamethasone	Decadron ®	Acrobat
Docetaxel	Taxotere®	Acrobat
Doxorubicin	Adriamycin®	Acrobat
Epirubicin	Pharmorubicin ®	Acrobat
Exemestane	Aromasin®	Acrobat Acrobat
Filgrastim	Neupogen ®	Acrobat
Letrozole	Femara ®	Acrobat
Methotrexate	MTX	Acrobat
Mitoxantrone	Novantrone ®	Acrobat
Pamidronate	Aredia ®	Acrobat
Tamoxifen	Nolvadex®	Acrobat
Trastuzumab	Herceptin®	Acrobat
Vinorelbine	Navelbine ®	Acrobat