מדינה: אוסטרליה
שפה: אנגלית
מקור: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Irinotecan hydrochloride
Actavis Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
TECAN INJECTIONS/062013/CMI-2 1 TECAN Injections _contains the active ingredient irinotecan hydrochloride _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about TECAN. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have benefits and risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking TECAN against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING TREATED WITH THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. What TECAN is used for TECAN is used to treat bowel cancer which has spread to other parts of the body. Cancer which has spread cannot be treated by surgery alone and one of the options in this situation is treatment with an anticancer medicine, known as chemotherapy. TECAN may be used once spread of cancer beyond the bowel is first diagnosed. At this time TECAN will be given in combination with other anticancer medicines. Alternatively, TECAN is used alone when the cancer has not responded or has returned after initial treatment. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY TECAN HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another purpose. It is not known if TECAN is safe and effective in the treatment of children. Before being treated with TECAN _WHEN TECAN MUST NOT BE GIVEN _ TECAN MUST NOT BE GIVEN IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO MEDICINES CONTAINING IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE OR ANY OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS LEAFLET. TECAN MUST NOT BE GIVEN IF YOU ARE, OR MAY BE, PREGNANT. קרא את המסמך השלם
Tecan injections PRODUCT INFORMATION NAME OF THE MEDICINE Irinotecan hydrochloride. The chemical name for irinotecan hydrochloride is (4_S_)-4,11-diethyl- 4-hydroxy-9- [(4-piperidinopiperidino) carbonyloxy]-1_H_- pyrano [3',4':6,7] indolizino [1,2- _b_]quinolone- 3,14(4_H_,12_H_)dione hydrochloride trihydrate. . Its structural formula is: HCL•3H 2 0 C 33 H 38 N 4 O 6 .HCl.3H 2 DESCRIPTION 0 Molecular weight: 677.19 CAS No.: 136572-09-3 Tecan injection (irinotecan hydrochloride injection) is an antineoplastic agent of the topoisomerase I inhibitor class. Irinotecan hydrochloride is a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin, an alkaloid extract from plants such as _Camptotheca acuminata_. It is a pale yellow to yellow crystalline powder, slightly soluble in water and organic solvents. Tecan injection is supplied as a sterile, light yellow or pale yellow, clear, aqueous solution with pH 3.5. It contains 20 mg irinotecan hydrochloride/mL and comes in three sizes containing 40 mg/2 mL, 100 mg/5 mL or 500 mg/25 mL. The solution also contains sorbitol, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. The concentrated solution is intended for dilution with 5% Glucose Injection or 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection prior to infusion. PHARMACOLOGY Irinotecan hydrochloride is a derivative of camptothecin. Camptothecins interact specifically with the enzyme topoisomerase I, which relieves torsional strain in DNA by inducing reversible single-strand breaks. Irinotecan hydrochloride and its active metabolite SN-38 bind to the topoisomerase I - DNA complex and prevent religation of these single-strand breaks. Current research suggests that the cytotoxicity of irinotecan hydrochloride is due to double-strand DNA damage produced during DNA sy קרא את המסמך השלם