Cisplat 1 mg/ml (IV Infusion)

10 mg vial: ৳ 300.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cisplatin
Company Healthcare pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Metastatic Testicular Tumors
  • Metastatic Ovarian Tumors
  • Advanced Bladder Cancer
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Pharmacology

  • Platinum compound
  • Inhibits DNA synthesis
  • Inhibits protein and RNA synthesis
  • Produces intra-and interstrand cross links

Dosage & Administration

  • Administered by slow intravenous infusion
  • Should not be given by rapid intravenous injection
  • Dose varies for different types of tumors
  • Specific dosages for metastatic testicular and ovarian tumors, advanced bladder cancer, and non small cell lung carcinoma

Interaction

  • Used in combination with other antineoplastic drugs
  • Potential drug interactions with nephrotoxic, ototoxic, renally excreted, anticonvulsant, and antigout drugs

Contraindications

  • Pre-existing renal impairment
  • History of hypersensitivity to Cisplatin or Platinum containing compounds
  • Myelosuppressed patients
  • Patients with hearing impairment

Side Effects

  • Severe nausea and vomiting
  • Electrolyte disturbances
  • Renal tubular dysfunction
  • Hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, hypokalemia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category D
  • No adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Found in human milk
  • Excretion in human milk unknown

Precautions & Warnings

  • Cumulative nephrotoxicity
  • Renal function evaluation
  • Peripheral blood counts monitoring
  • Audiometry for ototoxicity
  • Neurotoxicity monitoring
  • Severe nausea and vomiting management
  • Potential carcinogenicity
  • Dental precautions

Overdose Effects

  • Kidney failure
  • Liver failure
  • Deafness
  • Ocular toxicity
  • Myelosuppression
  • Intractable nausea and vomiting
  • Neuritis

Therapeutic Class

  • Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

Storage Conditions

  • Store at 25°C
  • Do not refrigerate
  • Protect from light
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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