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Adriamycin hallucinations
Identifier
001145
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Adriamycin - Doxorubicin - trade name Adriamycin; also known as hydroxydaunorubicin is a drug used in cancer chemotherapy. It is an anthracycline antibiotic. Doxorubicin is commonly used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers, including hematological malignancies, many types of carcinoma, and soft tissue sarcomas. Doxorubicin's most serious adverse effect is life-threatening heart damage. The drug is administered intravenously, in the form of hydrochloride salt. It may be sold under the brand names Adriamycin PFS, Adriamycin RDF, or Rubex. Doxil is a pegylated (polyethylene glycol coated) liposome-encapsulated form of doxorubicin