doxorubicin hydrochloride

doxorubicin hydrochloride
[USP] the hydrochloride salt of doxorubicin, having the same actions as the base, used for the treatment of lymphomas, leukemias, soft tissue sarcomas, and a wide variety of carcinomas; administered intravenously.

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