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Medications
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TrastuzumabA healthcare provider may prescribe trastuzumab to treat certain kinds of breast cancer. In particular, the drug is used to treat breast cancer that has a high concentration of HER2 receptors (a protein on the outside of certain cancer cells). The medication is administered intravenously every seven days at your healthcare provider's office, a hospital, or an infusion center. Prior to taking this drug, be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have congestive heart failure or if you have any allergies.
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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