Oxaliplatin

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

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Stage III colon 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. Myelosuppression prior to starting therapy. Peripheral sensory neuropathy. Severely impaired renal function. Severe infections. Pregnancy, lactation and children.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Oxaliplatin should be administrated only by or under the supervision of an experienced clinical oncologist. Renal or pulmonary toxicity. Avoid using aluminum-containing needles or IV admin sets that may come into contact with oxaliplatin as aluminum has been reported to cause degradation of platinum compounds.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Fatigue, fever, pain, headache, insomnia, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, anorexia, stomatitis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, back pain, dyspnoea, peripheral oedema, thromboembolism, dizziness, rash, alopecia, hand-foot syndrome, arthralgia, rhinitis. Anaphylaxis, pulmonary fibrosis.

Drug Category/Class

  • Platinum Compounds
  • CYP2E1 Inhibitors
  • CYP2E1 Inducers
  • CYP2E1 Inducers (strong)
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
  • Platinum compounds
Prescribed Used in combination with infusional 5-FU/LV, is indicated for the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the colon or rectum and for adjuvant treatment...
Weight :397.294
Structure Oxaliplatin
Generic Drug Oxaliplatin prescribed Used in combination with infusional 5-FU/LV, is indicated for the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the colon or rectum and for adjuvant treatment...
Formula

C8H14N2O4Pt

Oxaliplatin has 38 Brands listed


Celdach (100 mg)Celdach (50 mg)
Coxatin (100 mg)Dacotin (100 mg)
Dacotin (50 mg)Fexoplat (100 mg)
Fexoplat (50 mg)Glenoxal (100 mg)
Glenoxal (50 mg)Kinaplat (100 mg)
Kinaplat (50 mg)Oxalimax (100 mg)
Oxalimax (50 mg)Oxalinis (100 mg)
Oxalinis (50 mg)Oxalip (100 mg)
Oxalip (50 mg)Oxalispera (100 mg)
Oxalispera (50 mg)Oxaltor (100 mg)
Oxaltor (50 mg)Oxalycare (100 mg)
Oxalycare (50 mg)Oxamil (100 mg)
Oxamil (50 mg)Oxoplan (100 mg)
Oxoplan (50 mg)Oxosar (100 mg)
Oxosar (50 mg)Oxyrea (100 mg)
Oxyrea (50 mg)Resox (100 mg)
Resox (50 mg)X Plat (100 mg)
Xplatin (100 mg)Xplatin (50 mg)
Zildox (100 mg)Zildox (50 mg)

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