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www.actiq.com
Click on the “For Health Professionals” tab to access
information on breakthrough cancer pain, patient support materials
related to this problem, educational materials, and facts about
Actiq. Similar information tailored toward the consumer is available
through the patient side of the website.
www.aranesp.com
Learn about the treatment of chemotherapy-related anemia, and in
particular about the effects of Aranesp, through this website.
Specific resources include a discussion of the use of Aranesp
in kidney disease, the use of Aranesp with chemotherapy, and
full prescribing information for the drug.
www.arimidex.com
Consumers and patients are provided a basic description of Arimidex,
including possible side effects and dosage form, and a visual
representation of the drug’s effects. Full prescribing
information is also available. Health care professionals may
access BreastCancerProfessional.com, a resource for health care
professionals, and there find information on upcoming conferences
and seminars, order patient education videos, and more.
www.faslodex.com
At the present time, the only resource available on this website
is complete prescribing information for Faslodex in Adobe Acrobat
format. The makers of Faslodex plan a more complete website,
to be opened in the near future; visitors can register to receive
e-mail notification when the more extensive version of the site
goes online.
www.procrit.com
This website provides information on fatigue and anemia and their
connections to and effects on HIV, cancer, surgery, and chronic
kidney disease caused by diabetes or high blood pressure. Visitors
may access anemia self-assessment tools, “Monthly Energy
Calendars,” sample blood test charts, and more. Full prescribing
and clinical information for PROCRIT is also provided. Visitors
wishing to learn more about anemia, its causes, and its treatments,
may link to 4Anemia.com from the main PROCRIT site.
www.rituxan.com
This site has been created to provide information about non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, and about Rituxan, a monoclonal antibody approved in
the United States. Detailed disease and product information is
available for health care professionals, including patient education
materials, reimbursement info and services, prescribing information,
and presentation aids.
www.taxotere.com
Access this site for full prescribing information, extensive patient
and consumer-oriented information, and other information about
Taxotere for health care professionals. Visitors interested in
information for speakers and investigators must first register
with Aventis to receive a free user ID and password.
www.ligand.com/products/ontakpius.pdf
A full product description, clinical pharmacology information,
a description of Ontak’s pharmacokinetic parameters, reviews
of the results of clinical trials, indications, contraindications,
and product warnings, dosage and administration information,
and discussion of possible adverse reactions are provided.
www.partnersagainstpain.com
This information rich website offers a variety of resources for
health care professionals and patients engaged in efforts at
reducing the impact of many different types of pain on those
who suffer from it. Patients, caregivers, health care professionals,
and institutions can access numerous articles on various subjects
in pain management, ranging from “A Serious Look at the
Undertreatment of Pain” to “Regulatory Issues in
Pain Management.”
www.prostateinfo.com
A significant portion of this site’s professional resources
focuses on the drugs CASODEX (bicalutamide) and ZOLADEX (goserelin
acetate implant). The site offers the answers to frequently asked
questions (FAQ) about each drug, including a description of the
mechanism of action and contraindications of both. The site also
offers patient education materials and the online Atlas of Clinical
Urology, a database of prostate cancer-related images.
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