The Brand Name PLACID Has Generic Salt :: Etoposide 

PLACID  Is From Company Samarth Priced :: Rs. 195

PLACID have Etoposide is comes under Sub class Anti Neoplastic Agents of  Main Class Anti Neoplastic Agents

Main Medicine Class:: Anti Neoplastic Agents  Sub Medicine Class :: Anti Neoplastic Agents 

 Salt Name :  OR Generic Name Form Price : MRP /Probable Packing
Etoposide  VIAL  Rs. 195  VIAL
Brand Name Company / Manufacturers Strength Unit Price / VIAL
 PLACID  Samarth  N.I.  VIAL Rs. 195

Company  Brand Name  Salt Combination Main Medical Class Sub Medical Class
 From Samarth :: PLACID  Etoposide  Anti Neoplastic Agents Anti Neoplastic Agents

Indications for Drugs ::

Lung cancer, Testicular cancer

Drug Dose ::

Adult: IV Testicular cancer Combination therapy: 50-100 mg/m2/day from days 1-5. May repeat course 3-4 wkly. Small cell lung cancer 35 mg/m2/day for 4 days to 50 mg/m2/day for 5 days. May repeat course 3-4 wkly. Renal impairment: CrCl (ml/min) 15-50 75% of the recommended dose.

Contraindication ::

Hypersensitivity, pregnancy, lactation.

Drug Precautions ::

Skin reactions may occur with accidental exposure; renal or hepatic disease. Periodic CBCs should be done before, during and after therapy. Increased risk of etoposide-toxicity in patients with low serum albumin. Acrylic material has been shown to crack and leak when used with undiluted etoposide inj.

Drug Side Effects ::

Nausea, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhoea, stomatitis; reversible alopoecia; rarely, disturbances of liver dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, CNS effects, anaphylactoid reactions; hypotension with IV injection. Local irritation and thrombophloebitis at the site of inj. Potentially Fatal: Severe myelosuppression, characterised by leucopaenia and thrombocytopaenia. Cardiotoxicity. Anaphylaxis.

Pregnancy category ::
Pregnancy category

4

Drug Mode of Action ::  

Etoposide is a derivative of podophyllotoxin that inhibits DNA synthesis resulting in the arrest of the cell cycle. At low doses, it inhibits cells from entering cell cycle and at high doses, cells entering mitosis are lysed.

Drug Interactions ::

Synergism with other cytotoxic drugs. Caution when admin with drugs that inhibit phosphatase activity. Cyclosporin A may reduce the clearance of etoposide.

 

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