Cisplatin

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Metastatic testicular and ovarian carcinoma, advanced bladder, head and neck cancer.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Renal impairment. Pregnancy, lactation and children. The risk of hearing loss is increased.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Maintain good hydration. Shock like state sometimes occurs during IV infusion. Monitor haemotological, neurological status and renal functions. Hypomagnesaemia. Hypocalcaemia. Hyperuricaemia.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, deafness, neuropathy, nephrotoxicity, electrolyte imbalance.

Drug Category/Class

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents
  • Platinum Compounds
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inhibitors
  • CYP2B6 Inhibitors (strong)
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
  • Platinum compounds
Prescribed For the treatment of metastatic testicular tumors, metastatic ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
Weight :298.035
Structure Cisplatin
Generic Drug Cisplatin prescribed For the treatment of metastatic testicular tumors, metastatic ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
Formula

Cl2H4N2Pt

Cisplatin has 57 Brands listed


Blastolem (10 mg)Blastolem (50 mg)
Cadiplat (10 mg)Cadiplat (50 mg)
Celpat (10 mg)Celpat (50 mg)
Ciscare (10 mg)Ciscare (50 mg)
Cismax (10 mg)Cismax (50 mg)
Cisplan (10 mg)Cisplan (50 mg)
Cisplat (10 mg)Cisplat (50 mg)
Cisplatin (10 mg)Cisplatin (10 mg) (pharmacia)
Cisplatin (50 mg)Cisplatinum Korea (10 mg)
Cisplatinum Korea (50 mg)Cisteen (10 mg)
Cisteen (50 mg)Cistin (50 mg)
Cistin Inj (10 mg)Cizcan (0.5 mg)
Cizcan (1 mg)Cizcan (10 mg)
Cizcan (50 mg)Cytoplatin (10 mg)
Cytoplatin (50 mg)Duplat (10 mg)
Duplat (50 mg)Kemoplat (10 mg)
Kemoplat (50 mg)Neoplat (10 mg)
Neoplat (50 mg)Nisplatin (10 mg)
Nisplatin (50 mg)Oncoplatin AQ (10 mg)
Oncoplatin AQ (50 mg)Platicare (10 mg)
Platicare (50 mg)Platicis (10 mg)
Platicis (50 mg)Platikem (10 mg)
Platikem (50 mg)Platin (10 mg)
Platin (50 mg)Platinex (10 mg)
Platinex (50 mg)Plationco (10 mg)
Plationco (50 mg)Praticis (10 mg)
Praticis (50 mg)Tevaplatin (10 mg)
Tevaplatin (50 mg)Tumotin (10 mg)
Tumotin (50 mg)

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