A 39-year-old member asked:
What is taxol (paclitaxel) used for?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Taxol (paclitaxel): taxol (paclitaxel) is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug
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A 23-year-old member asked:
What is Taxol (paclitaxel) typically used for?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a very effective chemotherapeutic drug for the treatment of some forms of breast and ovarian cancer.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What exactly is the drug Taxol (paclitaxel) used for?
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Dr. Vinni Junejaanswered
Hematology and Oncology 23 years experience
Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a widely used chemotherapy drug for breast, lung, head/neck, esophageal cancers.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Who should not use Taxol (paclitaxel)?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Taxol (paclitaxel): TAXOL (paclitaxel) is contraindicated in patients who have a history of hypersensitivity reactions to TAXOL (paclitaxel) or other drugs formulated in Cremophor® EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil). TAXOL (paclitaxel) should not be used in patients with solid tumors who have baseline neutrophil counts of
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Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
Psychiatry 27 years experience
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< 1000 cells/mm3." See: http://www.rxlist.com/taxol-drug/overdosage-contraindications.htm
May 8, 2015
Last updated Feb 25, 2018
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