Placid
Placid Products are primarily used for
Small cell lung cancer, Testicular cancer
About Placid Products
Uses of Placid Products
Etoposide is used in the treatment of small cell lung cancer and testicular cancer.
Placid Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Placid are Diarrhea, Hair loss, Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Constipation, Decreased appetite, Dizziness, Infection, Liver toxicity, Skin pigmentation, Weakness, Leukemia (blood cancer), Anaphylactic reaction, Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats), Myocardial infarction, High blood pressure, Hypotension (low blood pressure), Mucositis.
How Placid Products work
Etoposide is an anti-cancer medication. It works by suppressing the activity of an enzyme (topoisomerase II) involved in DNA multiplication of the cancer cells. This slows the growth of cancer cells and eventually kills them.