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arrotex pharmaceuticals pty ltd - nortriptyline, quantity: 25 mg - tablet, film coated - excipient ingredients: lactose monohydrate; magnesium stearate; hypromellose; glycerol; maize starch; calcium phosphate; sunset yellow fcf aluminium lake - allegron is indicated for the treatment of major depression.

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aspen pharmacare australia pty ltd - lithium carbonate, quantity: 250 mg - tablet, film coated - excipient ingredients: dextrin; lactose monohydrate; macrogol 6000; sodium starch glycollate type a; purified talc; sodium lauryl sulfate; magnesium stearate; hypromellose; maize starch - mania, both as treatment and prophylaxis; manic depressive (bipolar) illness, both as treatment and as prophylaxis; it is less effective in depressive swings. in recurrent endogenous (unipolar) depressive illness, it is highly effective as prophylaxis in a number of cases, and is probably useful as treatment, especially if there is a family history of manic depressive illness and response to lithium. in some cases of schizoaffective illness and so called chronic schizophrenia it is dramatically effective. those in the latter category who do respond have frequently had affective symptoms at some time. it is used in character or personality disorders in young people with clear evidence of cyclothymia. lithium should not be prescribed until it is certain that the manic depressive swings are established and the course of the disease certain. if the patient has two affective swings in one year, perhaps in opposite directions, and associated with a positive family history, it should certainly be seriously considered. with three episodes in two years, there is no doubt it should be given. as a general rule, it should be prescribed, and therapeutic response assessed, satisfactory maintenance dosage determined, side and toxic effects and associated precautions discussed with the patient and relatives, and blood levels monitored, only under specialist supervision except perhaps in isolated areas. a major management problem also is that there are relatively narrow distances between the therapeutic and toxic dosages and blood levels. for these reasons treatment is preferably commenced on an inpatient basis, so that the patient is under appropriate observation.

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pfizer australia pty ltd - carboplatin, quantity: 10 mg/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections - for the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma of epithelial origin.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - carboplatin, quantity: 10 mg/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections - for the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma of epithelial origin.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - cisplatin, quantity: 100 mg - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; hydrochloric acid; sodium chloride; mannitol; sodium hydroxide - cisplatin injection may be used singularly or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of: - metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell carcinoma; advanced stage, refractory ovarian carcinoma; advanced stage, refractory bladder carcinoma; refractory squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - cisplatin, quantity: 50 mg - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; hydrochloric acid; sodium chloride; sodium hydroxide; mannitol - cisplatin injection may be used singularly or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of: - metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell carcinoma; advanced stage, refractory ovarian carcinoma; advanced stage, refractory bladder carcinoma; refractory squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

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pfizer australia pty ltd - cytarabine, quantity: 2 g - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sodium hydroxide; water for injections; hydrochloric acid - primarily for induction and maintenance of remission in acute myelocytic leukaemia of both adults and children. it has also been found to be useful in the treatment of other leukaemias such as acute lymphocytic leukaemia, chronic myelocytic leukaemia (blastphase) and erythroleukaemia. may be used alone or in combination with other antineoplastic agents, the best results often being obtained with combination therapy. children with non-hodgkin's lymphoma have benefited from a combination drug program (lsa 2l2) that includes cytarabine. indications as at 24 october 2001: cytarabine is indicated primarily for: induction and maintenance of remission in acute myelocytic leukaemia of both adults and children. it has also been found to be useful in the treatment of other leukaemias such as acute lymphocytic leukaemia, chronic myelocytic leukaemia (blast phase). cytarabine may be used alone or in combination with other antineoplastic agents, the best results are often obtained with combined therapy. children with non-hodgkin's lymphoma have benefited from a combination drug program (lsa212) that includes cytarabine. remissions induced by cytarabine not followed by maintenance treatment have been brief. maintenance therapy has extended these and provided useful and comfortable remissions with relatively little toxicity. cytarabine has been used intrathecally in meningeal leukaemia. focal leukaemic involvement of the central nervous system may not respond to intrathecal cytarabine and may better be treated with radiotherapy.

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pfizer australia pty ltd - methotrexate, quantity: 500 mg - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; sodium chloride; hydrochloric acid; sodium hydroxide - antineoplastic chemotherapy - treatment of breast cancer, gestational choriocarcinoma and in patients with chorioadenoma destruens and hydatidiform mole. palliation of acute and subacute lymphocytic and meningeal leukaemia. greatest effect has been observed in palliation of acute lymphoblastic (stem cell) leukaemia. in combination with corticosteroids, methotrexate may be used for induction of remission. the drug is now most commonly used for the maintenance of induced remissions. methotrexate is also effective in the treatment of the advanced stages (iii and iv, peters staging system) of lymphosarcoma, particularly in children and in advanced cases of mycosis fungoides. high dose therapy - the use of very high doses is made possible by vials for injection containing 500 mg and 1000 mg (see precautions). diseases treated with these doses administered in the form of single-drug or combination therapy, include osteogenic sarcoma, acute leukaemia, bronchogenic carcinoma and epidermoid carcinoma of the head and n

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - carboplatin, quantity: 10 mg/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections - for the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma of epithelial origin.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

arrow pharma pty ltd - nortriptyline, quantity: 10 mg - tablet, film coated - excipient ingredients: lactose monohydrate; hypromellose; calcium phosphate; maize starch; glycerol; magnesium stearate - allegron is indicated for the treatment of major depression.