Pharma Quiz 12



To prevent the risk of severe hypersensitivity reactions and anaphylaxis from Paclitaxel, which is a black box warning of this chemotherapeutic medication, patients are pre administered a combination of dexamethasone (corticosteroid), diphenhydramine (first-generation antihistamine)  and H2 antagonists like cimetidine, ranitidine or famotidine.  Paclitaxel ha also has a black box warning for bone marrow suppression.

The correct answer is B.

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References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536917/

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