Davis's Drug Guide
mechlorethamine (topical)
General
High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.
Pronunciation:
me-klor-eth-a-meen
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- Ledaga
- Valchlor
Ther. Class.
Pharm. Class.
alkylating agents
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Mechlorethamine (topical)." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/110131/12/mechlorethamine__topical_.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Mechlorethamine (topical). Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/110131/12/mechlorethamine__topical_. Accessed June 27, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Mechlorethamine (topical). In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/110131/12/mechlorethamine__topical_
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Mechlorethamine (topical) [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/110131/12/mechlorethamine__topical_.
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