Olapar 100 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 1,150.00 (1 x 24: ৳ 27,600.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 27,600.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Olaparib
Company Beacon pharmaceuticals plc
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Indications

  • Treatment of deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer
  • Maintenance treatment of platinum sensitive relapsed high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

Pharmacology

  • Inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes including PARP1, PARP2, and PARP3
  • Inhibition of tumor growth in select cell lines and mouse models
  • Increased cytotoxicity and anti-tumor activity in cell lines and mouse tumor models with deficiencies in BRCA
  • Rapid absorption with peak plasma concentrations typically achieved between 1 to 3 hours
  • Mean apparent volume of distribution at steady state of 167 ± 196 L
  • In vitro metabolism primarily by CYP3A4/5
  • Mean terminal plasma half-life of 11.9 ± 4.8 hours
  • Excretion of 86% of the dosed radioactivity within a 7-day collection period

Dosage & Administration

  • Recommended dose of 400 mg (eight 50 mg capsules) taken orally twice daily with or without food
  • Dosage modifications for adverse reactions and use with CYP3A inhibitors
  • No established safety and efficacy in pediatric patients

Interaction

  • Potentiation and prolongation of myelosuppressive toxicity when used in combination with other myelosuppressive anticancer agents
  • Alteration of plasma concentrations when co-administered with strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors or inducers

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to the drug or any ingredient in the formulation

Side Effects

  • Common serious adverse reactions include anemia, dermatitis allergic, neutrophil count decreased, and platelet count decreased
  • Proportion of patients who permanently discontinued due to adverse events was 4.9% in the Olaparib arm

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Potential fetal harm during pregnancy
  • Unknown excretion of olaparib in human milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Incidence of Myelodysplastic Syndrome/Acute Myeloid Leukemia (MDS/AML)
  • Occurrence of pneumonitis in patients treated with Olapar

Overdose Effects

  • No specific treatment established
  • Physicians should follow general supportive measures and treat symptomatically

Therapeutic Class

  • Targeted Cancer Therapy

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a dry place below 30°C
  • Protect from light
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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