Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Eli Lilly and Company Limited
200 mg Milligram
Pdr for Soln for Infusion
1998-10-16
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Gemzar 200mg Powder for Solution for Infusion. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One vial contains gemcitabine hydrochloride equivalent to 200mg gemcitabine. After reconstitution, the solution contains 38 mg/ml of gemcitabine. Excipients: Each 200mg vial contains 3.5 mg (<1 mmol) sodium. For a full list of excipients see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder for solution for infusion. White to off-white plug or powder. 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 chemotherapy. Prior chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated. IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 23/08/2011_ _CRN 2104628_ _page number: Read the complete document