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Can i take anitacids while taken gemcitabine? thanks in advance.
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Very much so: Gemcitabine is a chemotherapeutic agent that kills cancer cells undergoing DNA synthesis. It appears to act through inhibition of DNA polymerase. It is given by intravenous infusion, over a period of 30 minutes. Possible Side Effects include effect on WBC and on the GI tract for which one takes anti-nausea medications including antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, (magnesium hydroxide) calcium tablets such as Tums), sal
Answered 4/29/2015
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