Maa: Malta
Kieli: englanti
Lähde: Malta Medicines Authority
AZACITIDINE
AqVida GmbH Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str 89, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
L01BC07
AZACITIDINE 25 mg/ml
POWDER FOR SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION
AZACITIDINE 25 mg/ml
POM
ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
Licence number in the source country: NOT APPLICAPABLE
Withdrawn
2021-01-12
Page 1 of 9 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER AZACITIDINE AQVIDA 25 MG/ML POWDER FOR SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION azacitidine READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING 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. − 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 Azacitidine AqVida is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Azacitidine AqVida 3. How to use Azacitidine AqVida 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Azacitidine AqVida 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT AZACITIDINE AQVIDA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR WHAT AZACITIDINE AQVIDA IS Azacitidine AqVida is an anti-cancer agent which belongs to a group of medicines called ‘anti- metabolites’. Azacitidine AqVida contains the active substance ‘azacitidine’. WHAT AZACITIDINE AQVIDA IS USED FOR Azacitidine AqVida is used in adults who are not able to have a stem cell transplantation to treat: • higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). • chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML). • acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). These are diseases which affect the bone marrow and can cause problems with normal blood cell production. HOW AZACITIDINE AQVIDA WORKS Azacitidine AqVida works by preventing cancer cells from growing. Azacitidine becomes incorporated into the genetic material of cells (ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)). It is thought to work by altering the way the cell turns genes on and off and also by interfering with the production of new RNA and DNA. These actions are thought to correct problems with the maturation and growth of young blood cells in the bone marrow that cause myelodysplastic disorders, and to kill cancerous cells in leukaemia. Talk to your doctor or nurse if you have a Lue koko asiakirja
smpc-mt-en-azacitidine-aqvida-de-h-6264-001-dc-2021-04-16 1 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Azacitidine AqVida 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 100 MG VIAL: One vial contains 100 mg azacitidine. After reconstitution, 1 ml of suspension contains 25 mg azacitidine. 150 MG VIAL: One vial contains 150 mg azacitidine. After reconstitution, 1 ml of suspension contains 25 mg azacitidine. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder for suspension for injection. White lyophilised powder. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Azacitidine is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with: − intermediate-2 and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS), − chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10–29 % marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder, − acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20–30 % blasts and multi-lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) classification, − AML with > 30 % marrow blasts according to the WHO classification. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Azacitidine treatment should be initiated and monitored under the supervision of a physician experienced in the use of chemotherapeutic agents. Patients should be premedicated with anti-emetics for nausea and vomiting. Posology The recommended starting dose for the first treatment cycle, for all patients regardless of baseline haematology laboratory values, is 75 mg/m 2 of body surface area, injected subcutaneously, daily for 7 days, followed by a rest period of 21 days (28-day treatment cycle). It is recommended that patients be treated for a minimum of 6 cycles. Treatment should be continued for as long as the patient continues to benefit or until disease progression. smpc-mt-en-azacitidine-aqvida-de-h-6264-001-dc-2021-04-16 2 Patients should be monitored for haematol Lue koko asiakirja