Hertin 440 mg/20 ml (IV Infusion)

440 mg vial: ৳ 100,000.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Trastuzumab
Company Techno drugs ltd

Title

Hertin Medicine

Categories

  • Cancer Treatment:
    • Breast Cancer
    • Metastatic Breast Cancer
    • Metastatic Gastric Cancer
  • Pharmacology:
    • HER2, c-erbB2 proto-oncogene
  • Dosage:
    • Adjuvant Treatment
    • Metastatic Treatment
    • Metastatic Gastric Cancer Treatment
  • Administration:
    • Sterile Syringe
    • Reconstitution
    • Storage Conditions
  • Interaction:
    • Anthracycline Interaction
  • Side Effects:
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Infusion Reactions
    • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
    • Pulmonary Toxicity
    • Exacerbation of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia
  • Pregnancy & Lactation:
    • Fetal Harm Caution
    • Contraception Recommendation
  • Precautions & Warnings:
    • Cardiac Monitoring
    • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
    • Pulmonary Toxicity
    • Exacerbation of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia
  • Use in Special Populations:
    • Pediatric Use
  • Reconstitution:
    • Bacteriostatic Water for Injection (BWFI)
    • Sterille Water for Injection (SWFI)
  • Storage Conditions:
    • Temperature Requirements
    • Protection from Light

Description

  • Adjuvant Breast Cancer: Indicated for adjuvant treatment of HER2 overexpressing node-positive or node-negative ER/PR negative or with one high-risk feature breast cancer
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer: Indicated for first-line or subsequent treatment of HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer
  • Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Indicated for treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Pharmacology

  • Action: Inhibition of proliferation of human tumor cells that overexpress HER2
  • ADCC: Mediator of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

Dosage

  • Recommended Doses and Schedules: Adjuvant and metastatic treatment specifics
  • Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Initial and subsequent dosage information

Administration

  • Preparation:
    • Reconstitution Process
    • Storage Guidelines
  • Visual Inspection: Assessment for particulate matter and discoloration
  • Usability: Single-use solution recommendation for specific conditions

Interaction

  • Risk: Increased cardiac dysfunction risk with anthracycline use

Side Effects

  • Adverse Reactions:
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Infusion Reactions
    • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
    • Pulmonary Toxicity
    • Exacerbation of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia
  • Common Adverse Reactions:
    • Fever
    • Nausea
    • Vomiting
    • Diarrhea
    • Infections
  • Adverse Reactions in Patients:
    • Infusion Reactions
    • Neutropenia
    • Anemia
    • Myalgia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Fetal Harm: Fetal harm warning and advice for females of reproductive potential

Precautions & Warnings

  • Cardiomyopathy:
    • Cardiac Dysfunction
    • LVEF Monitoring
    • Symptomatic Myocardial Dysfunction
  • Infusion Reactions:
    • Severity
    • Intervention
    • Continuation Consideration
  • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Advice for females of reproductive potential
  • Pulmonary Toxicity: Warns about serious and fatal pulmonary events
  • Exacerbation of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia: Higher incidences of neutropenia and febrile neutropenia

Use in Special Populations

  • Pediatric Use: Lack of established safety and effectiveness

Reconstitution

  • Bacteriostatic Water for Injection (BWFI): Use with benzyl alcohol preservative
  • Sterille Water for Injection (SWFI): Alternative for patients with benzyl alcohol hypersensitivity

Storage Conditions

  • Temperature: Storage temperature range
  • Protection from Light: Protective measures for maintaining product integrity

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