Relieve the nausea and vomiting associated with certain medications
Antimetics
Relieve pain associated with cancers that invade nerve pathways
Analgesics
Relieve the anxiousness and depressin often associated with chemotherapy treatment or issues related to death and dying
Anxiolytics/antidepressants
Used to maintain dose intensity so that patients remain on schedule while still experiencing hematopoetic side effects
Colony Stimulating Factors
Relieve the diarrhea associated with chemotherapy
Anti-diarrheals
Relieve the constipation associated with high dose narcotics and some chemotherapeutic agents
Laxatives
Closely related to substances required by the cell; block its metabolism and growth. Interferes with cellular metabolic processes resulting in cancer cells inability to grow