Šalis: Airija
kalba: anglų
Šaltinis: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
CALCIUM FOLINATE
Cell Pharm GmbH
CALCIUM FOLINATE
10 Micromol
Solution for Injection
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Authorised
0000-00-00
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Folicid, 10 mg/ml, solution for injection. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 1 ml Folicid 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection contains 10.8 mg of calcium folinate, equivalent to 10 mg folinic acid. One vial with 10 ml contains 108 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 100 mg folinic acid One vial with 20 ml contains 216 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 200 mg folinic acid One vial with 50 ml contains 540 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 500 mg folinic acid One vial with 100 ml contains 1080 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 1000 mg folinic acid For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Solution for injection Clear, slightly yellow to yellow solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS 1. Calcium folinate is used to diminish the toxicity and counteract the action of folic acid antagonists such as methotrexate in cytotoxic therapy. This procedure is commonly known as “Calcium Folinate Rescue”. 2. Treatment of advanced colorectal cancer in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Calcium folinate is administered parenterally as intramuscular injection or intravenous injection or infusion. Do not administer calcium folinate intrathecally. In the case of intravenous administration, no more than 160 mg of calcium folinate should be injected per minute due to the calcium content of the solution. As a rule calcium folinate rescue has to be performed by parenteral administration in patients with malabsorption syndromes or other gastrointestinal disorders (vomiting, diarrhoea, subileus etc.) where enteral absorption is not assured. Dosages above 50 mg should be given parenterally. For intravenous infusion, c Perskaitykite visą dokumentą