Plicamycin


Generic Medicine Info
Indications and Dosage
Intravenous
Paget's disease of bone
Adult: As 2nd or 3rd line of treatment: 25 mcg/kg/day by slow infusion for 15 doses followed by 1500 mcg wkly for 2 mth, then every 2 wk for 6 wk.

Intravenous
Hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria associated with malignancy
Adult: 25 mcg/kg by slow infusion over 4-6 hr. May be repeated several times at intervals of 24-72 hr.
Contraindications
Pregnancy and lactation. Hypersensitivity.
Special Precautions
Impaired hepatic or renal function. Extravasation. Monitor CBC and electrolytes before each treatment; blood cell counts, coagulation time, hepatic and renal function frequently during treatment and several days after. Patients with coagulopathy.
Adverse Reactions
Dose-related bleeding syndrome, manifested initially as epistaxis. GI effects, metallic taste, mild stomatitis; fever, malaise, drowsiness, lethargy, weakness, headache, depression; skin rashes, facial flushing; reduced serum concentrations of calcium, phosphorus and potassium; reversible renal or hepatic impariment; transient elevated hepatic enzymes; extravasation may cause local irritation, cellulitis and phloebitis.
Potentially Fatal: Epitaxis progressing to haematemesis and fatal haemorrhage. Severe thrombocytopaenia due to bone marrow depression.
Drug Interactions
Admixture with trace element solutions. Chelates divalent cations eg iron.
Action
Description: Plicamycin, a highly toxic antibiotic with antineoplastic and hypocalcaemic properties, is cell-cycle phase-nonspecific that binds to DNA in the presence of divalent cations and inhibits synthesis of RNA. Its hypocalcaemic activity is due to blocking PTH action on osteoclasts.
Storage
Store at 2-8°C.
MIMS Class
Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
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