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Tag Archives: cancer care
‘Nonsensical’ Limits on Supportive Drugs Complicate Cancer Care
November 13, 2024 A young woman with breast cancer was experiencing such intense hot flashes from her triplet chemotherapy regimen, AC-T, that she begged to stop treatment. Her oncologist, Ramy Sedhom, MD, suggested she take oxybutynin, an inexpensive drug for overactive … Continue reading
Posted in FDA, Medicine, Medscape
Tagged anti-nausea, cancer, cancer care, ethics, FDA, health insurance, medical ethics, odanesetron, oncology, pill limits, prior authorization
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