Showing posts with label Emend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emend. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2008

End of Day One - The Drug Haul

Well, that was pretty durned easy. The day took a little longer than expected...about 7.5hrs total. We had to go a bit slower on the Cisplatin because it was burning my arm, but no big deal.

We got the drug haul today:
Emend, 2 capsules. one for day 2 and 3. I got it via IV for day one. Treats the nausea. Expensive drug...apparently $300 retail for 2 pills, $60 copay. Yikes. If it works, I'd pay more than that. Go pharma companies...you rock. No matter what combo of marketing/R&D/lobbying they do, as long as they can bring these magical concoctions to market to save my life...God Bless 'em.
Famciclovir, a bunch, one a day. A pre-emptive strike to prevent the canker sores that have plagued me most of my life--and that I'll be especially prone to over the next 83.5 days.
Lorazepam, a bunch, if needed. Anti-anxiety drug, there for nausea though it suspiciously lists it as a side effect. Hopefully I can avoid these, apparently they're good at putting you to sleep though.
Prochlorperazine, a bunch, as needed. For nausea should it strike.

The glass is now 1/84th full.