User:Mr. Ibrahem/Idarubicin

Idarubicin, sold under the brand name Zavedos and Idamycin, is a medication used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and breast cancer. It is often used with cytarabine. It is given by injection into a vein or taken by mouth.

Common side effects include nausea, hair loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bleeding, mouth inflammation, fever, and headache. Other side effects may include heart failure, arrhythmias, bone marrow suppression, high uric acid, liver problems, kidney problems. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. It is an anthracycline and acts similar to daunorubicin.

Idarubicin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1990. In the United Kingdom 10 mg for injection costs the NHS about £175 as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 70 USD.