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Some issues you may want to expand on. Vincristine is a vinca alkaloid, of which other related agents include vinblastine and vinorelbin Vincristine is a neurotoxin. This is the main reason for the peripheral neuropathy (of which symptoms may included parathesia and altered motor skills). Constipation is a result of autonomic nervous system dysfunction as a result of the neurotoxic effect of vincristine. Most cancer therapies that include vincristine as an antineoplastic agent are generally limited to 2mg in a single IV dose, due to vincristine's neurotoxic properties. Vincristine is a vesicant. Care must be taken to avoid contact with the skin and tissues due to the burn and necrosis associated with contact in this manner. Care must be taken during the administration of vincristine to avoid extravasation. - Pharmer

{{sofixit}}. You're the pharmacist! JFW | T@lk 21:33, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
Actually, I'm just a pharmacy student. With the study load and exams, I don't really have the time to learn wiki markup let alone update this wiki in the kind of detail that I would like. I just thought that by commenting, it would be a quick way of raising some points that I felt were relevent to the topic, and which should be included and expanded upon in some form (possibly by someone with more time!). - Pharmer

C'mon, Wikimarkup is not hard! Just enclose a link with [[two brackets]]. That's it! JFW | T@lk 08:52, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chuck Schuldiner's resulting death

Don't you think that something should be included on how it poisoned and killer Chuck Schuldiner?

[edit] Structure is incorrect

The structure of this molecule is incorrect as shown. The molecule displayed in the PubChem link is correct. I would be happy to provide an updated image file, but am not sure how... any help?

C. Goodman

[edit] Contamination scandal in China

JFW, I favor reincluding the contamination scandal, as this did receive a fair amount of publicity and other people may come to this article in search of this story or at least for context. Andrew73 (talk) 14:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, I have moved it to the relevant section and rephrased it slightly, also mentioning the production company's name. JFW | T@lk 15:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Ah, I didn't see that section. Andrew73 (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2008 (UTC)