HYCAMTIN 1 MG HARD CAPSULES

Ország: Malajzia

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)

Aktív összetevők:

TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE

Beszerezhető a:

NOVARTIS CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

INN (nemzetközi neve):

TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE

db csomag:

10Capsule Capsules

Gyártó:

GlaxoSmithKline Manufacturing S.p.A

Betegtájékoztató

_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_
_ _
HYCAMTIN
®
HARD CAPSULES
Topotecan Hydrochloride (0.25mg, 1mg)
1
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Hycamtin is used for
2.
How Hycamtin works
3.
Before you use Hycamtin
4.
How to use Hycamtin
5.
While you are using Hycamtin
6.
Side effects
7.
Storage and Disposal of Hycamtin
8.
Product Description
9.
Manufacturer and Product
Registration Holder
10.
Date of Revision
WHAT HYCAMTIN IS USED FOR
Hycamtin is used to treat small cell
lung cancer that has come back after
chemotherapy.
Your doctor will decide with you
whether Hycamtin therapy is better
than further treatment with your initial
chemotherapy.
HOW HYCAMTIN WORKS
Hycamtin helps to destroy tumours.
BEFORE YOU USE HYCAMTIN_ _
_- When you must not use it _
•
if you are allergic (hypersensitive)
to topotecan or any of the other
ingredients of Hycamtin.
•
if you are breast feeding.
•
if your blood cell counts are too
low. Your doctor will tell you
whether this is the case, based on
the results of your last blood test.
Tell your doctor if any of these applies
to you.
_ _
_Pregnancy _
Hycamtin is not recommended for
pregnant women. It may harm the
baby if conceived before, during or
soon after treatment. You should use
an effective method of contraception.
Ask your doctor for advice. Do not try
and become pregnant until a doctor
advises you it is safe to do so.
Male patients who may wish to father
a child, should ask their doctor for
family planning advice or treatment. If
pregnancy occurs during treatment, tell
your doctor immediately.
_Breast-feeding _
Do not breast-feed if you are being
treated with Hycamtin. Do not restart
breast-feeding until the doctor tells
you it is safe to do so.
_- Before you start to use Hycamtin _
Before you are given this medicine
your doctor needs to know:
•
if you have any kidney or liver
problems. Your dose of Hycamtin
may need to be adjusted.
_- Taking Hycamtin with food and drink _
Hycamtin may be taken with or
without food. The capsule must be
swallowed whole, and must no

Termékjellemzők

Drug Regulatory Affairs
HYCAMTIN 
(Topotecan)
0.25 mg and 1 mg Hard capsules for oral administration
Malaysia Package Leaflet
IPL Author: Rajitha Boru
CDS Author:
Goutam Ghoshal
GLC approval: 25 Apr 2017
Release date:
IPL based on GSK's GDS version 21 Dated 22 May 2017
(Novartis: Global dispatched on 22 -May -2017 )
Tracking Number: 2017 -PSB/GLC -0872 -s
Document status: Final
Number of pages: 12
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