Altretamine - al-TRET-a-meen belongs to the group of medication called antineoplastics. It is using to treat cancer of the ovaries. It may also be using to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your family doctor.
Altretamine interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be effected by altretamine, other effects will also occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your family doctor. Other effects may not be serious but may cause concern. Some effects may not occur for months or years after the drug is using.
Before you begin treat with altretamine, you and your family doctor must talk about the good this drug will do as well as the chance of using it.
Altretamine is available only with your family doctor's prescription in the following dosage form:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
In Canada
Another commonly using name is hexamethylmelamine .