GEMCITABINE 40 Mg/Ml Concentrate for Soln for Inf

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

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Active ingredient:

GEMCITABINE

Available from:

Actavis Group PTC ehf

ATC code:

L01BC05

INN (International Name):

GEMCITABINE

Dosage:

40 Mg/Ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Concentrate for Soln for Inf

Prescription type:

Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Therapeutic area:

Pyrimidine analogues

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2010-12-17

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER 
 
GEMCITABINE 40 MG/ML CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 
 
Gemcitabine 
 
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT 
INFORMATION FOR YOU. 
- 
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. 
- 
If you have any further questions,
ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. 
- 
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on
to others. It may harm them, even if 
their signs of illness are the same as yours. 
- 
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side 
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. 
 
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:  
1. 
What Gemcitabine is and what it is used for 
2. 
What you need to know before you use Gemcitabine 
3. 
How to use Gemcitabine 
4. 
Possible side effects 
5. 
How to store Gemcitabine 
6. 
Contents of the pack and other information 
 
 
1. 
WHAT GEMCITABINE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR 
 
Gemcitabine belongs to a group of medicines called
“cytotoxics”. These medicines kill dividing cells, 
including cancer cells. 
 
Gemcitabine may be given alone or in combination with
other anti-cancer medicines, depending on the type 
of cancer. 
 
Gemcitabine is used in the treatment of the
following types of cancer: 
- 
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), alone or together with
cisplatin. 
- 
pancreatic cancer. 
- 
breast cancer, together with paclitaxel. 
- 
ovarian cancer, together with carboplatin. 
- 
bladder cancer, together with cisplatin.  
 
 
2. 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE GEMCITABINE 
 
DO NOT TAKE GEMCITABINE: 
- 
if you are allergic to gemcitabine or any of the
other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) 
- 
if you are breast-feeding 
 
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 
Before the first infusion you will hav
                                
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Summary of Product characteristics

                                SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Gemcitabine 40 mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each ml of concentrate for solution for infusion contains 40 mg gemcitabine (as gemcitabine hydrochloride).
Each 5 ml vial contains 200 mg gemcitabine (as gemcitabine hydrochloride).
Each 25 ml vial contains 1 g gemcitabine (as gemcitabine hydrochloride).
Each 50 ml vial contains 2 g gemcitabine (as gemcitabine hydrochloride).
Excipients with known effect:
Sodium 3.95 mg/ml and ethanol anhydrous 395 mg/ml.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Concentrate for solution for infusion.
Clear, colourless or pale yellow solution.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Gemcitabine is indicated for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer in combination with
cisplatin.
Gemcitabine is indicated for treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
Gemcitabine, in combination with cisplatin is indicated as first line treatment of patients with locally advanced or
metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Gemcitabine monotherapy can be considered in elderly patients or
those with performance status 2.
Gemcitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic epithelial ovarian carcinoma,
in combination with carboplatin, in patients with relapsed disease following a recurrence-free interval of at least 6
months after platinum-based, first-line therapy.
Gemcitabine, in combination with paclitaxel, is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally
recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who have relapsed following adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Prior
chemotherapy should have in
                                
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