Gemcitabine (Sandoz) TM
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Active ingredients: paraffin + wool fat
Pack: Gemcitabine (Sandoz) 2 g/50 mL injection, 50 mL vial
Brand name
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: GEMCITABINE SANDOZ gemcitabine (as hydrochloride) 2000 mg/50 mL concentrated solution for infusion vialWhat this medicine is used for
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Treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. ? Treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. ? Treatment of patients with 5FU refractory pancreatic cancer. ? Treatment of patients with bladder cancer, alone or in combination with cisplatin. ? Treatment, in combination with paclitaxel, of patients with unresectable, locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who have relapsed following adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Prior chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated. ? Treatment, in combination with carboplatin, of patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma, who have relapsed > six months following platinum based therapy.
How to use this medicine
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This medicine contains one component only.
Component :
- Injection, concentrated
- Intravenous Infusion
- clear, colorless to pale yellow solution for injection
Storage conditions
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- Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius
- Do not Freeze
- Refrigerate
- Shelf lifetime is 36 Months.
Do I need a prescription ?
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These medicine packs are available from a pharmacist and requires a prescription. It is
- 1 pack
Reporting side effects
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You can report side effects to your doctor, or directly at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems
