Docetaxel Teva

Země: Evropská unie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: EMA (European Medicines Agency)

Aktivní složka:

docetaxel

Dostupné s:

Teva B.V. 

ATC kód:

L01CD02

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

docetaxel

Terapeutické skupiny:

Antineoplastic agents

Terapeutické oblasti:

Head and Neck Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Adenocarcinoma; Prostatic Neoplasms; Stomach Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms

Terapeutické indikace:

Breast cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with:operable node-positive breast cancer;operable node-negative breast cancer.For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant treatment should be restricted to patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally established criteria for primary therapy of early breast cancer.Docetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for this condition.Docetaxel Teva monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy.Previous chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent.Docetaxel Teva in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumours overexpress HER2 and who previously have not received chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Docetaxel Teva in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline.Non-small-cell lung cancerDocetaxel Teva is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy.Docetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, in patients who have not previously received chemotherapy for this condition.Prostate cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of patients with hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer.Gastric adenocarcinomaDocetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, including adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, who have not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Head and neck cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin and 5 fluorouracil is indicated for the induction treatment of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Přehled produktů:

Revision: 18

Stav Autorizace:

Withdrawn

Datum autorizace:

2010-01-26

Informace pro uživatele

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B. PACKAGE LEAFLET
Medicinal product no longer authorised
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
DOCETAXEL TEVA 20 MG/0.72 ML CONCENTRATE AND SOLVENT FOR SOLUTION FOR
INFUSION
docetaxel
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, hospital
pharmacist or nurse.
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If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, hospital pharmacist
or nurse. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Docetaxel Teva is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you use Docetaxel Teva
3.
How to use Docetaxel Teva
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Docetaxel Teva
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT DOCETAXEL TEVA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
The name of this medicine is Docetaxel Teva. Docetaxel is a substance
derived from the needles of
yew trees.
Docetaxel belongs to the group of anti-cancer medicines called
taxoids.
Docetaxel Teva has been prescribed by your doctor for the treatment of
breast cancer, special forms of
lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer), prostate cancer, gastric
cancer or head and neck cancer:
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For the treatment of advanced breast cancer, Docetaxel Teva could be
administered either alone
or in combination with doxorubicin, or trastuzumab, or capecitabine.
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For the treatment of early breast cancer with or without lymph node
involvement, Docetaxel
Teva could be administered in combination with doxorubicin and
cyclophosphamide.
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For the treatment of lung cancer, Docetaxel Teva could be administered
either alone or in
combination with cisplatin.
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For the treatment of prostate cancer, Docetaxel Teva is administered
in combination with
prednisone or prednisolone.
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For the treatment of metastatic gastric cancer, Docetaxel Teva is
administered in combination
with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil.
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For the treatment o

Charakteristika produktu

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ANNEX I
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
Medicinal product no longer authorised
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1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Docetaxel Teva 20 mg/0.72 ml concentrate and solvent for solution for
infusion
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each vial of Docetaxel Teva 20 mg/0.72 ml concentrate contains 20 mg
docetaxel. Each ml of
concentrate contains 27.73 mg docetaxel.
Excipients with known effect:
Each vial of concentrate contains 25.1% (w/w) anhydrous ethanol (181
mg of anhydrous ethanol).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion.
The concentrate is a clear viscous, yellow to brown-yellow solution.
The solvent is a colourless solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Breast cancer
Docetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is
indicated for the adjuvant
treatment of patients with:
•
operable node-positive breast cancer
•
operable node-negative breast cancer
For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant
treatment should be restricted to
patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally
established criteria for primary
therapy of early breast cancer (see section 5.1).
Docetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the
treatment of patients with locally
advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received
cytotoxic therapy for this
condition.
Docetaxel Teva monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients
with locally advanced or
metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy. Previous
chemotherapy should have
included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent.
Docetaxel Teva in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the
treatment of patients with
metastatic breast cancer whose tumours over express HER2 and who
previously have not received
chemotherapy for metastatic disease.
Docetaxel Teva in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the
treatment of patients with locally
advanced o