Brand Names

Category

• Antineoplastic

Description Drug

Bacillus Calmette-Guйrin - Ba-SIL-es Kal-met Geh-rin - BCG is using as a solution that is run through a tube - instilled through a catheter into the bladder to treat bladder cancer. The exact way it works against cancer is not known, but it may work by stimulating the body's immune system.

BCG is to be aplaying only by or under the immediate supervision of your family doctor. It is available in the following dosage form:

Mucosal-Local
• Bladder instillation - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Pacis
• TheraCys
• TICE BCG

In Canada

• ImmuCyst
• Pacis