Prescription
Chemotherapy (Platinum-based anticancer agent)
Cisplatin
Last reviewed April 2026
Who is this for?
What is this drug?
Cisplatin is a powerful chemotherapy drug (cancer medicine) that works by damaging the DNA inside cancer cells, which stops them from growing and multiplying, eventually killing them.
What is it used for?
Cancer of the bladdercancer of the ovarycancer of the testis (balls)lung cancerhead and neck cancercervical cancer
Prescription Required
A doctor's prescription is required to obtain this drug legally.