User:Mr. Ibrahem/Topotecan

Topotecan, sold under the brand name Hycamtin among others, is a medication used to treat ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, and lung cancer. It is used when other treatments have failed. It is given by mouth or by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include low white blood cells, low platelets, fever, low red blood cells, nausea, diarrhea, mouth sores, and hair loss. Use during pregnancy may harm the baby. It is a topoisomerase inhibitor and works by interfering with the ability of cells to make DNA.

Topotecan was approved for medical use in Europe and the United States in 1996. It is available as a generic medication. It costs about 127 USD for 4 mg for injection in the United States as of 2021. In the United Kingdom 10 tablets of 0.25 mg costs about £75.