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Zoledronic acid is in a class of medications called bisphosphonates. It works by slowing bone breakdown, increasing bone density (thickness), and decreasing the amount of calcium released from the bones into the blood. Zoledronic acid is also used along with cancer chemotherapy to treat bone damage caused by multiple myeloma [cancer that begins in the plasma cells] or by cancer that began in another part of the body but has spread to the bones. Zoledronic acid is not cancer chemotherapy, and it will not slow or stop the spread of cancer. However, it can be used to treat bone disease in patients who have cancer.  Note: We strongly encourage you to talk with your health care professional about your specific medical condition and treatments. The information contained in this website is meant to be helpful and educational, but is not a substitute for medical advice.  

Vincristine is in a class of medications called vinca alkaloids. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body.

Vincristine is used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs to treat certain types of leukemia  including acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Vincristine is also used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs to treat Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.

Vincristine should be given only under the supervision of a doctor with experience in the use of chemotherapy medications.

Note: We strongly encourage you to talk with your health care professional about your specific medical condition and treatments. The information contained in this website is meant to be helpful and educational, but is not a substitute for medical advice.

Voriconazole is in a class of antifungal medications called triazoles. It works by slowing the growth of the fungi that cause infection.

Voriconazole is used in adults and children to treat serious fungal infections such as invasive aspergillosis (a fungal infection that begins in the lungs and spreads through the bloodstream to other organs), esophageal candidiasis (a yeast infection that may cause white patching in the mouth and throat), and candidemia (a fungal infection in the blood).

It is also used to treat certain other fungal infections when other medications will not work for certain patients. 

Note: We strongly encourage you to talk with your health care professional about your specific medical condition and treatments. The information contained in this website is meant to be helpful and educational, but is not a substitute for medical advice.