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Cardiac Toxicity is a common side effect seen with: _________?

Correct answer: B. Doxorubicin

  • A. Bleomycin
  • B. Doxorubicin
  • C. Captopril
  • D. Prazosin

Explanation

Doxorubicin causes dose-dependent cardiomyopathy through free-radical injury and myocardial damage, making cumulative cardiac toxicity its classic serious adverse effect. Bleomycin is more characteristically associated with pulmonary fibrosis.

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