DBL Dacarbazine

DBL Dacarbazine

dacarbazine

Manufacturer:

Pfizer

Distributor:

Zuellig Pharma
Concise Prescribing Info
Contents
Dacarbazine
Indications/Uses
Metastatic malignant melanoma & various sarcomas.
Dosage/Direction for Use
4.5 mg/kg daily for 10 days, may be repeated every 4 wk or 250 mg/m2  daily for 5 days, may be repeated every 3 wk.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. History of severe myelosuppression. Pregnancy & lactation.
Special Precautions
Haematopoietic depression. Increased incidence of microbial infection, delayed healing & gingival bleeding. Carefully monitor RBC, WBC & platelets during therapy. Avoid food intake for 4-6 hr prior to treatment. Extravasation. Avoid contact w/ skin & eyes. Live virus & oral poliovirus vaccine immunisation. Concomitant use w/ other antineoplastic drug. Hepatic toxicity accompanied by hepatic vein thrombosis & hepatocellular necrosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome). Renal & hepatic impairment. Not to be used during pregnancy & lactation.
Adverse Reactions
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea; bone marrow depression, leucocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, eosinophilia; Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Drug Interactions
Hastened activation to AIC w/ barbiturates, rifampicin, phenytoin. Potentiated activity of mercaptopurine, azathioprine, allopurinol. Altered incidence or severity of side effects w/ other antineoplastic agents. Increased leucopenic &/or thrombocytopenic effects w/ other medications causing these effects. Additive bone marrow depression w/ other bone marrow depressants or radiation therapy. Acute lung toxicity w/ fotemustine. Potentiated live virus vaccine replication, increased adverse effects of vaccine, decreased Ab response to vaccine. Precipitation w/ hydrocortisone Na succinate. Incompatibility w/ L-cysteine, Na hydrogen carbonate, heparin.
MIMS Class
Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
ATC Classification
L01AX04 - dacarbazine ; Belongs to the class of other alkylating agents. Used in the treatment of cancer.
Presentation/Packing
Form
DBL Dacarbazine powd for inj 200 mg
Packing/Price
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