البلد: الاتحاد الأوروبي
اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
Sodium thiosulfate
Fennec Pharmaceuticals (EU) Limited
sodium thiosulfate
All other therapeutic products
Ear Diseases; Ototoxicity
Pedmarqsi is indicated for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients 1 month to < 18 years of age with localised, non-metastatic, solid tumours.
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2023-05-26
22 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 23 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT PEDMARQSI 80 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INFUSION sodium thiosulfate READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD STARTS RECEIVING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask the doctor or nurse. - If you or your child get any side effects, talk to the doctor or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Pedmarqsi is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you or your child receives Pedmarqsi 3. How Pedmarqsi is given 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Pedmarqsi 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT PEDMARQSI IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Pedmarqsi contains the active substance sodium thiosulfate. Pedmarqsi is used to reduce the risk of hearing loss from the cancer medicine cisplatin. It is given to children and adolescents aged 1 month to 18 years who are being treated with cisplatin for solid tumours that have not spread to other areas of the body. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD RECEIVES PEDMARQSI DO NOT GIVE PEDMARQSI if the child is: - allergic to sodium thiosulfate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) - a baby under the age of 1 month WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to a doctor or nurse before you or your child receives Pedmarqsi if the child: - has had an allergic reaction like a rash, hives or difficulty breathing after a previous dose of sodium thiosulfate - has a known allergy to chemicals called sulfites – this may mean you or the child is more likely to have an allergic reaction to this medicine - has poor kidney function or serious kidney disease - needs a low salt diet because of another medical condition OTHER MEDICINES AND PEDMARQSI Tell the doctor or nurse if you or your child is taking, has recently taken or might take any other medicines. PREGNANCY AND اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Pedmarqsi 80 mg/mL solution for infusion 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each vial of 100 mL contains 8 g of sodium thiosulfate as an anhydrous salt. Each mL of solution for infusion contains 80 mg sodium thiosulfate. Excipient(s) with known effect: Each mL of solution for infusion contains 0.25 mg boric acid and 23 mg sodium. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Solution for infusion The solution for infusion is a clear, colourless solution essentially free of particulate matter, with a pH of 7.7 - 9.0 and an osmolality of 980 - 1 200 mOsm/kg. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Pedmarqsi is indicated for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients 1 month to < 18 years of age with localised, non-metastatic, solid tumours. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Pedmarqsi is intended for hospital use only, under the supervision of an appropriately qualified physician. Posology The recommended dose of sodium thiosulfate for the prevention of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity is weight based and normalised to body surface area according to the table below: Body Weight Dose Volume > 10 kg 12.8 g/m 2 160 mL/m 2 5 to 10 kg 9.6 g/m 2 120 mL/m 2 < 5 kg 6.4 g/m 2 80 mL/m 2 Pre-treatment with antiemetics is recommended to reduce the incidence of nausea and vomiting (see section 4.4). _Special populations _ _ _ _Preterm and term newborn infants from birth to less than 1 month of age _ _ _ Sodium thiosulfate is contraindicated in preterm and term newborn infants from birth to less than 1 month of age (see sections 4.3 and 4.4). 3 _Renal impairment _ No dose adjustment is recommended for patients with renal impairment (see section 5.2). Due to the sodium content of sodium thiosulfate, there is an increased risk of adverse reactions in patients with renal impairment (see section 4.4). _Hepatic impairment _ No dose adjustment is recommended for patients w اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة