Gemcitabine 200mg/5.3ml concentrate for solution for infusion vials

Země: Velká Británie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivní složka:

Gemcitabine hydrochloride

Dostupné s:

Pfizer Ltd

ATC kód:

L01BC05

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

Gemcitabine hydrochloride

Dávkování:

38mg/1ml

Léková forma:

Solution for infusion

Podání:

Intravenous

Třída:

No Controlled Drug Status

Druh předpisu:

Valid as a prescribable product

Přehled produktů:

BNF: 08010300; GTIN: 0304090013538

Informace pro uživatele

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
GEMCITABINE 38MG/ML CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
GEMCITABINE
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY, BEFORE YOU START RECEIVING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have further questions, please ask your doctor, nurse or
pharmacist.
•
If you get any side effects
, talk to your doctor, or pharmacist or nurse. This includes
any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for Infusion is and what
it is used for
2.
What you need to know before
you are given Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for
Infusion
3. How Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for Infusion is given
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
6.
Contents of the pack and other
information
1. WHAT GEMCITABINE CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION IS AND WHAT
IT IS USED FOR
Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for Infusion (Gemcitabine)
belongs to a group of
medicines called ‘cytotoxics’. These medicines kill dividing
cells, including cancer cells.
Gemcitabine may be given on its own or in combination with other
anti-cancer medicines
(e.g. cisplatin, paclitaxel, carboplatin), depending on the type of
cancer you have.
Gemcitabine is used in the treatment of the following types of cancer:
•
NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC), when given alone or together with
cisplatin
•
PANCREATIC CANCER
•
BREAST CANCER, when given together with paclitaxel
•
OVARIAN CANCER, when given together with carboplatin
•
BLADDER CANCER, when given together with cisplatin
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN GEMCITABINE CONCENTRATE
FOR SOLUTION
FOR INFUSION
YOU SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN GEMCITABINE IF:
•
you are allergic to gemcitabine or any of the other ingredients of
this medicine (listed in
section 6).
•
you are breast-feeding
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Before your first infusi

Charakteristika produktu

OBJECT 1
GEMCITABINE 38 MG/ML CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION
FOR INFUSION
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 08-Mar-2016 | Hospira UK
Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Gemcitabine 38 mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
One ml of Gemcitabine Concentrate for Solution for Infusion contains
gemcitabine hydrochloride,
equivalent to 38 mg gemcitabine.
The quantitative composition of each presentation is provided in the
table below:
Presentation
Strength
Quantity of gemcitabine
(as hydrochloride)
Volume of Solution
200mg/5.3 ml
38 mg/ml
200 mg
5.3 ml
1g/26.3 ml
38 mg/ml
1 g
26.3 ml
2g/52.6 ml
38 mg/ml
2 g
52.6 ml
Excipients with known effect: Each ml of concentrate contains up to
0.46mg sodium.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Concentrate for solution for infusion
A clear, colourless or light straw-coloured solution, practically free
from visible particles.
pH:
2.0-3.0
Osmolarity:
266 mOsmol/L
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Gemcitabine is indicated for the treatment of locally advanced or
metastatic bladder cancer in
combination with cisplatin.
Gemcitabine is indicated for treatment of patients with locally
advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of
the pancreas.
Gemcitabine, in combination with cisplatin is indicated as first line
treatment of patients with locally
advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Gemcitabine
monotherapy can be
considered in elderly patients or those with performance status 2.
Gemcitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally
advanced or metastatic epithelial
ovarian carcinoma, in combination with carboplatin, in patients with
relapsed disease following a
recurrence-free interval of at least 6 months after platinum-based,
first-line therapy.
Gemcitabine, in combination with paclitaxel, is indicated for the
treatment of patients with unresectable,
locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who have relapsed
following adjuvant/neoadjuvant
chemoth