দেশ: যুক্তরাজ্য
ভাষা: ইংরেজি
সূত্র: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Imatinib mesilate
Milpharm Ltd
L01XE01
Imatinib mesilate
100mg
Tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 08010500
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER IMATINIB 100 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS IMATINIB 400 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Imatinib READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. - This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Imatinib is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Imatinib 3. How to take Imatinib 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Imatinib 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT IMATINIB IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Imatinib is a medicine containing an active substance called imatinib. This medicine works by inhibiting the growth of abnormal cells in the diseases listed below. These include some types of cancer. IMATINIB IS A TREATMENT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN FOR: - CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA (CML). Leukaemia is a cancer of white blood cells. These white cells usually help the body to fight infection. Chronic myeloid leukaemia is a form of leukaemia in which certain abnormal white cells (named myeloid cells) start growing out of control. In adult patients imatinib is used to treat a late stage of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia called “blast crisis.” In children and adolescents however it may be used to treat all stages of the illness. - PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME POSITIVE ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA (PH-POSITIVE ALL). Leukaemia is a cancer of white blood cells. These white cells usually help the body to fight infection. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a form of leukaemia in which certain abnormal white cells (named lymphoblasts) start growing out of control. Imatinib inhibits the gr সম্পূর্ণ নথি পড়ুন
OBJECT 1 IMATINIB MILPHARM 100 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 08-Feb-2017 | Aurobindo Pharma - Milpharm Ltd. 1. Name of the medicinal product Imatinib Milpharm 100 mg film-coated tablets 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Each film-coated tablet contains 100 mg imatinib (as mesilate). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form Film-coated tablet 100 mg: Brownish , round, biconvex (approx. 3.5 mm x 7.3 mm), film-coated tablets embossed with "100" on one side and a score line on the other side, with "N" on one side of the score line and "I" on the other side of the score line. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. 4. Clinical particulars 4.1 Therapeutic indications Imatinib is indicated for the treatment of • Paediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl) positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) for whom bone marrow transplantation is not considered as the first line of treatment. • Paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy, or in accelerated phase. • Adult and paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in blast crisis. • Adult and paediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) integrated with chemotherapy. • Adult patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ ALL as monotherapy. • Adult patients with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) associated with platelet- derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) gene re-arrangements. • Adult patients with advanced hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL) with FIP1L1-PDGFRα rearrangement. The effect of imatinib on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation has not been determined. Imatinib is indicated for • The treatment of adult patients with unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) and adult patients with recurrent and/or metastatic DFSP who are not eligible for surgery. In adult an সম্পূর্ণ নথি পড়ুন