Pays: Australie
Langue: anglais
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Busulfan
Orphan Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
_Consumer Medicine Information_ _BUSULFEX_ _®_ _ Vials_ _Page 1 _ BUSULFEX ® BUSULFAN 60 MG/10 ML INJECTION CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) WHAT IS THIS LEAFLET? This leaflet answers some common questions about BUSULFEX. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor r pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you being given BUSULFEX against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING GIVEN BUSULFEX, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT BUSULFEX IS USED FOR BUSULFEX is used in adults, new-born infants, children and adolescents as a treatment prior to transplantation of either bone marrow or blood stem cells. It is used in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs, namely cyclophosphamide, melphalan or fludarabine. BUSULFEX contains the active ingredient, Busulfan. Busulfan belongs to a group of medicines called alkylating agents. BUSULFEX destroys the original bone marrow before the transplant. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another use. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY BUSULFEX HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN BUSULFEX BUSULFEX injection is not suitable for everyone. _WHEN YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN IT_ BUSULFEX should not be given if you are allergic to busulfan or any of the other ingredients listed_ _in this leaflet. BUSULFEX should not be given if you are pregnant, or you think you may be pregnant. _ _ _BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN IT _ BUSULFEX is a powerful cytotoxic drug that results in a huge decrease of blood cells. At the recommended dose, th Lire le document complet
BUSULFEX- Product Information Page 1 of 19 PRODUCT INFORMATION BUSULFEX ® 60 MG/10 ML INJECTION NAME OF DRUG Busulfan, 1,4-butanediol dimethanesulfonate Molecular Formula: C6H14O6S2 Molecular Weight: 246.31 Chemical Structure: CAS Registry Number: 55-98-1 DESCRIPTION Busulfex is an intravenous form of busulfan, a chemotherapeutic agent commonly used as part of a conditioning regimen prior to haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Busulfan, the active ingredient of Busulfex, is a white crystalline solid that is only very slightly soluble in water, sparingly soluble in acetone and slightly soluble in ethanol. Each 10 mL vial of Busulfex contains 60 mg (6 mg/mL) of busulfan and the ingredients dimethylacetamide (DMA) and macrogol 400. The drug product Busulfex is intended for dilution with 0.9% sodium chloride solution for injection or 5% glucose solution for injection. PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACODYNAMIC PROPERTIES Pharmacotherapeutic group: Cytotoxic agents (alkylating agents). ATC Code: L01AB01 Busulfan is a potent cytotoxic agent and a bifunctional alkylating agent. In aqueous media, release of the methanesulphonate groups produces carbonium ions which can alkylate DNA, thought to be an important biological mechanism for its cytotoxic effect. PHARMACOKINETIC PROPERTIES Absorption and distribution pharmacokinetics of IV busulfan has been investigated. The information presented on metabolism and elimination is based on oral busulfan. BUSULFEX- Product Information Page 2 of 19 Absorption The phar Lire le document complet