Arsenic trioxide - AR-sen-ik try-OX-ide belongs to the general group of medication called antineoplastics. It is using to treat leukemia in diseaseds who have not responded to other medication regimens. It may also be using to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your family doctor.
Arsenic trioxide seems to interfere with the growth of cancer cells, which are then eventually destroyed by the body. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be effected by arsenic trioxide, other effects will also occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your family doctor.
This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
† Not commercially available in Canada.