国家: 爱尔兰
语言: 英文
来源: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
DOCETAXEL ANHYDROUS
Seacross Pharmaceuticals
DOCETAXEL ANHYDROUS
80 10 Milligram
Concentrate for Soln for Inf
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Authorised
0000-00-00
1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT DOCETAXEL 80 MG/4 ML CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION docetaxel READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or your hospital pharmacist or nurse. - If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, hospital pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Docetaxel is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Docetaxel 3. How to use Docetaxel 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Docetaxel 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT DOCETAXEL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR The name of this medicine is Docetaxel. Its common name is docetaxel. Docetaxel is a substance derived from the needles of yew trees. Docetaxel belongs to the group of anti-cancer medicines called taxoids. Docetaxel has been prescribed by your doctor for the treatment of breast cancer, special forms of lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer), prostate cancer, gastric cancer or head and neck cancer: - For the treatment of advanced breast cancer, Docetaxel could be administered either alone or in combination with doxorubicin, or trastuzumab, or capecitabine. - For the treatment of early breast cancer with or without lymph node involvement, Docetaxel could be administered in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. - For the treatment of lung cancer, Docetaxel could be administered either alone or in combination with cisplatin. - For t 阅读完整的文件
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Docetaxel 80 mg/4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each ml of concentrate contains 20 mg docetaxel anhydrous. One vial of 4 ml of concentrate contains 80 mg of docetaxel. Excipients: Each vial of 4 ml of concentrate contains 2.26 ml of ethanol 96% (1.83 g). For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Concentrate for solution for infusion. The concentrate is a clear viscous, colourless to brownish-yellow sterile solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS BREAST CANCER Docetaxel in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with: operable node- positive breast cancer. operable node- negative breast cancer. For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant treatment should be restricted to patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally established criteria for primary therapy of early breast cancer (see section 5.1). Docetaxel in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for this condition. Docetaxel monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy. Previous chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent. Docetaxel in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumours over express HER2 and who previously have not received chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Docetaxel in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the treatme 阅读完整的文件