Which medication helps prevent or reduce mucositis in patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment?
a. Amlexanox paste (Aphthasol)
b. Palifermin (Kepivance)
c. Docosanol (Abreva)
d. Nystatin (Mycostatin)
ANS: B
Palifermin is a recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor approved specifically for preventing and treating the mucositis that develops in leukemia or lymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy before bone marrow transplantation. Amlexanox paste is used to treat canker sores. Docosanol is used to treat cold sores. Nystatin is used to treat thrush.
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