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    • TEPADINA (Brand for THIOTEPA)

THIOTEPA (THYE oh TEP a) treats some types of cancer. It works by slowing down the growth of cancer cells. It may also be used to help prepare your body before a stem cell transplant. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your bone marrow. This makes room for the transplanted cells to grow.


TEPADINA (Brand for THIOTEPA) Lifestyle Interactions

  • Trientine Hydrochloride 250mg, Oral capsule

    Interaction: Food
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Do not take Trientine with either food or milk. Take trientine either 1 hour before eating or 2 hours after eating. Do not drink milk either 1 hour before or 1 hour after taking Trientine. Swallow Trientine with water. If you eat food or drink milk soon after taking Trientine, the drug may not work well to lower the amount of copper in your body.
    Notes for Professionals: Take trientine either 1 hour before food or 2 hours after food and at least 1 hour apart from milk in order to minimize the likelihood of trientine inactivation by metal binding in the gastrointestinal tract.

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