DACARBAZINE SANDOZ

Kraj: Australia

Język: angielski

Źródło: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Składnik aktywny:

Dacarbazine

Dostępny od:

Sandoz Pty Ltd

Klasa:

Medicine Registered

Ulotka dla pacjenta

 
Dacarbazine Sandoz
®

1 
_ _

DACARBAZINE SANDOZ
®

_ _
DACARBAZINE POWDER FOR INJECTION 

CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION 

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 

This leaflet answers some common questions about Dacarbazine Sandoz.

It does not contain all the available information. It does not take
the place of talking to your 
doctor and pharmacist. 

All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the
risks of you using this 
medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR
OR PHARMACIST. 

KEEP THIS LEAFLET. 
You may need to read it again. 

WHAT DACARBAZINE SANDOZ IS USED FOR 

This medicine is used to treat some types of melanomas (skin
cancers) and a type of cancer 
called sarcoma. 

It contains the active ingredient, dacarbazine. Dacarbazine belongs to
a group of medicines 
known as antineoplastic or cytotoxic agents. You may also hear it
referred to as a 
chemotherapy medicine. Dacarbazine also belongs to a group of
cytotoxics known as 
“alkylating agents”.   

It works by killing cancer cells and stopping cancer cells
from growing and multiplying.  

ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS
BEEN PRESCRIBED 
FOR YOU. 
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.   

This medicine may be used in combination with other medicines to treat
cancer. 

This medicine is not addictive. 

This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription. 

BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN DACARBAZINE SANDOZ 

_WHEN YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN IT _

Dacarbazine Sandoz
®

2 
_ _
2
YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO:

• 
dacarbazine, the active ingredient, or to any of the ingredients
listed at the end of this leaflet 
under Product Description 

Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include: 
• 
shortness of breath 
• 
wheezing or difficulty

Charakterystyka produktu

_Product I_
_Dacarbaz_
_200 mg p_
_07/2011 _

_Sandoz P_

NAME 

Dacarba

_Chemic_

_Structur_
_ _
_ _
_Molecul_

_Molecul_

_CAS Nu_
_ _
_ _
DESCR

Each vi
a white 
soluble 
colourle

Dacarba

PHARM

Pharma
Dacarba
three po

Since da
_de novo_
biosynth
concent

One me
way as t

_Information  _
_zine Sandoz  _
_powder for inje_
_Pty Ltd _
 OF THE M
azine Sando
_al Name: _
_ral Formula_
_ _
_lar Formula_
_lar Weight:_
_umber_:  
RIPTION 
ial of Dacar
or very pal
in water an
ess solution
azine Sando
MACOLOG
acological A
azine inhib
ossible mech
acarbazine 
_o_  biosynthe
hesis. This
trations app
etabolite of 
the nitrogen
_ection _
200
MEDICINE
oz powder f
_ _
_ _
_a:  _
_ _
_ _
_ _
_a:_   

rbazine San
le yellow cr
nd alcohol.
n and has a p
oz powder f
GY 
Actions  
its cell rep
hanisms hav
is an analog
sis of purin
s appears 
ear to enhan
dacarbazine
n mustards. 
PRODUC
DACARB
0 MG POW
E 
for injection
5-(3
_ _
C
6
H
182
434
ndoz powder
rystalline p
  The recon
pH of 3.0 to
for injection
plication by
ve been pos
gue of 5-am
ne, it might
to be true
nce DNA, R
e, diazomet
_ _
_           _
CT INFOR
BAZINE S
WDER FOR
n contains th
3,3-dimethy
H
10
N
6
O 
.2 
2-03-4
r for injecti
owder.  Da
nstituted so
o 4.0.  
n also contai
y an unknow
stulated. 
mino-imidaz
t interfere w
e at high 
RNA and pr
thane, is an 
_                      _
RMATION
ANDOZ
®

R INJECTI
he active ing
yltriazeno)im

ion contains
acarbazine i
olution appe
ins citric ac
wn mechan
zole-4-carbo
with purine 
concentrat
rotein biosy
alkylating 
_                     _
ION 
gredient dac
midazole-4-

s dacarbazin
s light sens
ears as a cl
id and mann
nism. Howe
oxamide, an
biosynthes
tions of th
ynthesis. 
agent and m
_       Page     _1
_ Version 3_
carbazine.   
-carboxamid
ne, which o
sitive and is
lear, pale y
nnitol as exc
ever, the fo
n intermed