Land: Australia
Språk: engelsk
Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
vinorelbine tartrate, Quantity: 13.85 mg/mL (Equivalent: vinorelbine, Qty 10 mg/mL)
Pierre Fabre Australia Pty Ltd
Injection, concentrated
Excipient Ingredients: water for injections
Intravenous
10 x 1ML, 1 x 1mL
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
Navelbine is indicated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer after failure of standard therapy, as a single agent or in combination; and as first line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, as a single agent or in combination. Navelbine is indicated for the treatment, in combination with cisplatin, of patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer of stage IB or greater.
Visual Identification: A clear, colourless to pale yellow solution; Container Type: Vial; Container Material: Glass Type I Clear; Container Life Time: 3 Years; Container Temperature: Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius
Licence status A
1998-02-16
NAVELBINE IV N a v e l b i n e I V CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) SUMMARY The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. 1. WHY AM I USING NAVELBINE IV? Navelbine IV contains the active ingredient vinorelbine tartrate. Navelbine IV is used to treat lung cancer and advanced breast cancer. For more information, see Section 1. Why am I using Navelbine IV?1. Why am I using Navelbine IV? in the full CMI. 2. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I USE NAVELBINE IV? Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICINES, OR ARE PREGNANT OR PLAN TO BECOME PREGNANT OR ARE BREASTFEEDING. For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use Navelbine IV? in the full CMI. 3. WHAT IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICINES? Some medicines may interfere with Navelbine IV and affect how it works. A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other medicines? in the full CMI. 4. HOW DO I USE NAVELBINE IV? Navelbine IV is given as a slow infusion (drip) into your veins. Navelbine IV must only be given by a doctor or nurse. More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I use Navelbine IV? in the full CMI. 5. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHILE USING NAVELBINE IV? THINGS YOU SHOULD DO • Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you visit that you are using Navelbine IV. • Keep all appointments with your doctor to check on your progress and monitor side effects. • If you become pregnant while taking Navelbine IV, tell your doctor immediately. THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO • You should not breast-feed while you are being treated with Navelbine IV. • Do not use if you have or have had an infection or high temperature in the last 2 weeks • Do not use if you are currently receiving radiation therapy. • Do not use if you have recently had a yellow fever vaccination or plan to have one. • Do not u read_full_document
Version: A05-{210721} Page 1 Supersedes: A04-080620 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION – NAVELBINE ® INJECTION (VINORELBINE TARTRATE) CONCENTRATED INJECTION 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Vinorelbine tartrate 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each 1 mL contains 10 mg vinorelbine (as tartrate) and each 5 mL contains 50 mg vinorelbine (as tartrate). For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of excipients. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Concentrated injection NAVELBINE Injection is a clear, colourless to pale yellow solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS NAVELBINE is indicated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer after failure of standard therapy, as a single agent or in combination; and as first line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, as a single agent or in combination. NAVELBINE is indicated for the treatment, in combination with cisplatin, of patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer of stage IB or greater. 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION ADULTS _ADVANCED BREAST CANCER AND NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER _ • Single agent treatment is usually given at 25-30 mg/m 2 weekly intravenously. • In combination chemotherapy the dose may be the same and the frequency of administration reduced, ie: day 1 and 8 or day 1 and 5 every 3 weeks. Version: A05-{210721} Page 2 Supersedes: A04-080620 _RESECTED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (STAGE IB OR GREATER) _ In combination with cisplatin for treatment of patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (Stage IB or greater), NAVELBINE may be administered at an initial dose of 25-30 mg/m 2 intravenously at weekly intervals for 16 weeks. The dose of cisplatin is 100 mg/m 2 administered intravenously over 1 hour, on days 1, 29, 57 and 85. • NAVELBINE should be administered either by infusion over 6 to 10 minutes after dilution in 50 mL of a normal saline solution or by a infusion over 20 to 30 minutes, after dilution in 125 mL of normal saline solution. Administration should always be followed by at read_full_document