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Gemcitabine (GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Gemcitabine (GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE) is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Gemcitabine; Generic name: GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: Mylan Institutional LLC.

Brand nameGemcitabine
Generic nameGEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ManufacturerMylan Institutional LLC
Used for1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Gemcitabine Injection is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated: • in combination with carboplatin, for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer that has relapsed at least 6 months after completion of platinum-based therapy. ( 1.1 ) • in combination with paclitaxel, for first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer after failure of prior anthracycline-containing adjuvant chemotherapy, unless anthracyclines were clinically contraindicated. ( 1.2 ) • in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. ( 1.3 ) • as a single agent for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. ( 1.4 ) 1.1 Ovarian Cancer Gemcitabine Injection in combination with
Dosage2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Gemcitabine Injection is for intravenous use only. • Ovarian Cancer: 1000 mg/m 2 over 30 minutes on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle. ( 2.1 ) • Breast Cancer: 1250 mg/m 2 over 30 minutes on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle. ( 2.2 ) • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: 1000 mg/m 2 over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle or 1250 mg/m 2 over 30 minutes on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle. ( 2.3 ) • Pancreatic Cancer: 1000 mg/m 2 over 30 minutes once weekly
Active ingredient(s)GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE
RouteINTRAVENOUS
Official labelhttps://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=06dd9d40-74fc-4409-93b1-a46be7126331

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