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Avastin (Bevacizumab)
Manufactured by: Hoffman-La-Roche  This product requires a valid prescription
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What is Avastin?
Avastin is the first of a new class of drugs used to treat cancer of the colon or rectum. Avastin is a new type of cancer treatment called anti-angiogenic therapy. Avastin is not chemotherapy. Avastin is a monoclonal antibody. Monoclonal antibodies are generally a more targeted therapy than chemotherapy.
Avastin has been approved by the FDA and by Health Canada in combination with a specific type of chemotherapy (intravenous 5-fluorouracil [5-FU]-based chemotherapy) for treatment of people diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer for the first time.
How to store Avastin:
Avastin is available as:
• 100 mg pack containing one 4 mL single-dose vial
• 400 mg pack containing one 16 mL single-dose vial.
Store Avastin vials at 2-8°C. (Refrigerate. Do not freeze.)
Do not shake the Avastin vials.
How can Avastin help me?
People who received Avastin in conjunction with chemotherapy benefited in important ways. While results may vary, on average:
-Their tumors shrank in size more often than those who received chemotherapy alone
-Cancer was kept from growing for a longer time compared with those who received chemotherapy alone
-People who received Avastin lived longer than those who received chemotherapy alone
Avastin Side Effects:
Common side effects you may experience while on Avastin:
Nosebleeds
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Proteinuria (too much protein in the urine)
Other Avastin (Bevacizumab) side effects included weakness, pain, diarrhea, and leukopenia (a reduced white blood cell count)
From where can one get Avastin?
You can buy Avastin (Bevacizumab) from Online Canadian Pharmacy, which is available at a discounted price, 50% off, in Canada, and the best way to get Avastin (Bevacizumab) is by logging on to http://www.canadiandrugswholesale.com for online orders. This licensed and trusted online pharmacy provides you with drugs at cheap and affordable prices. One can order the medicine Avastin (Bevacizumab) and pay through VISA, MasterCard, American or international money order.
Why buy Avastin (Bevacizumab) drug from Canada?
It is cheaper to buy Avastin (Bevacizumab) from Online Canadian Pharmacy, because Canadian government regulates the prices of Avastin (Bevacizumab) and also because of the very common reason of exchange rate. Since, the Canadian dollar is cheaper as compared to the US Dollars, so one can buy more Avastin (Bevacizumab) from Canada, thereby saving a lot of money.
Please note: Avastin is not approved for use without chemotherapy.
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