Pemetrexed Baxter

Šalis: Europos Sąjunga

kalba: anglų

Šaltinis: EMA (European Medicines Agency)

Veiklioji medžiaga:

pemetrexed disodium heptahydrate

Prieinama:

Baxter Holding B.V.

ATC kodas:

L01BA04

INN (Tarptautinis Pavadinimas):

pemetrexed

Farmakoterapinė grupė:

Antineoplastic agents

Gydymo sritis:

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Mesothelioma

Terapinės indikacijos:

Malignant pleural mesotheliomaPemetrexed Baxter in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of chemotherapy naïve patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.Non-small cell lung cancerPemetrexed Baxter in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the first line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology (see section 5.1).Pemetrexed Baxter is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology in patients whose disease has not progressed immediately following platinum-based chemotherapy (see section 5.1).Pemetrexed Baxter is indicated as monotherapy for the second line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology (see section 5.1).

Autorizacija statusas:

Authorised

Leidimo data:

2022-12-09

Pakuotės lapelis

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B. PACKAGE LEAFLET
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
PEMETREXED BAXTER 100 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR
INFUSION
PEMETREXED BAXTER 500 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR
INFUSION
pemetrexed
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START RECEIVING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Pemetrexed Baxter is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you use Pemetrexed Baxter
3.
How to use Pemetrexed Baxter
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Pemetrexed Baxter
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT PEMETREXED BAXTER IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Pemetrexed Baxter is a medicine used in the treatment of cancer.
Pemetrexed Baxter is given in combination with cisplatin, another
anti-cancer medicine, as treatment
for malignant pleural mesothelioma, a form of cancer that affects the
lining of the lung, to patients
who have not received prior chemotherapy.
Pemetrexed Baxter is also given in combination with cisplatin for the
initial treatment of patients with
advanced stage of lung cancer.
Pemetrexed Baxter can be prescribed to you if you have lung cancer at
an advanced stage if your
disease has responded to treatment or it remains largely unchanged
after initial chemotherapy.
Pemetrexed Baxter is also a treatment for patients with advanced stage
of lung cancer whose disease
has progressed after other initial chemotherapy has been used.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE PEMETREXED BAXTER
DO NOT USE PEMETREXED BAXTER
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if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to pemetrexed or any of the other
ingredients of this
medicine (listed in section 6).
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if you are breast-feeding; you must discontinue breast-feeding during
treatment with

Prekės savybės

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ANNEX I
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
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1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Pemetrexed Baxter 100 mg powder for concentrate for solution for
infusion
Pemetrexed Baxter 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for
infusion
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Pemetrexed Baxter 100 mg powder for concentrate for solution for
infusion
Each vial contains 100 mg of pemetrexed (as pemetrexed disodium).
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_Excipient with known effect _
Each vial contains approximately 11 mg sodium.
Pemetrexed Baxter 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for
infusion
Each vial contains 500 mg of pemetrexed (as pemetrexed disodium).
_ _
_Excipient with known effect _
Each vial contains approximately 54 mg sodium.
After reconstitution (see section 6.6), each vial contains 25 mg/ml of
pemetrexed.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion. (Powder for
concentrate)
White to either light yellow or green-yellow lyophilised powder.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Pemetrexed Baxter in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the
treatment of chemotherapy naïve
patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Non-small cell lung cancer
Pemetrexed Baxter in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the
first line treatment of patients
with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other
than predominantly squamous
cell histology (see section 5.1).
Pemetrexed Baxter is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance
treatment of locally advanced or
metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other than predominantly
squamous cell histology in patients
whose disease has not progressed immediately following platinum-based
chemotherapy (see section
5.1).
Pemetrexed Baxter is indicated as monotherapy for the second line
treatment of patients with locally
advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer other than
predominantly squamous cell histology
(see section 5.1).
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4.2
POSOLOG