Paclitaxel

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

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Ovarian carcinoma. Breast Cancer. Advanced non-smell cell lung cancer. AIDS related Kaposis sarcoma.

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. Pregnancy, lactation and children. concurrent serious uncontrolled infections.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Bone marrow suppression during therapy.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Bone marrow depression, hypersensitivity reactions, myalgia, chest pain, bradycardia, a stocking-glove sensory neuropathy, mucositis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, alopeia. Tachycardia, rash, hypotension, arthralgia, rarely hepatic necrosis and encephalopathy.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Tubulin Modulators
  • Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents
  • Taxanes
  • BSEP
  • ABCB11 Inhibitors
  • Combined Inhibitors of CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
Prescribed Used in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma and cancer of the lung, ovarian, and breast. Abraxane® is specfically indicated for the treatment of meta...
Weight :853.9061
Structure Paclitaxel
Generic Drug Paclitaxel prescribed Used in the treatment of Kaposi
Formula

C47H51NO14

Paclitaxel has 80 Brands listed


Altaxel (100 mg)Altaxel (260 mg)
Altaxel (30 mg)Altaxel (300 mg)
Betaxel (100 mg)Betaxel (30 mg)
Cansure (100 mg)Cansure (260 mg)
Cansure (30 mg)Cantaxel (100 mg)
Cantaxel (260 mg)Cantaxel (30 mg)
Celtax (100 mg)Celtax (250 mg)
Celtax (260 mg)Celtax (30 mg)
Celtax (300 mg)Ctexil (100 mg)
Ctexil (260 mg)Cytax (100 mg)
Cytax (200 mg)Cytax (30 mg)
Cytax (300 mg)Dutaxel (100 mg)
Dutaxel (260 mg)Dutaxel (30 mg)
Intaxel (100 mg)Intaxel (30 mg)
Mitotax (250 mg)Mitotax (30 mg)
Mitotax (300 mg)Neotaxl (100 mg)
Neotaxl (260 mg)Neotaxl (30 mg)
Oncotaxel (100 mg)Oncotaxel (260 mg)
Oncotaxel (30 mg)Pacget
Pacget (100 mg)Pacget (260 mg)
Paclicare (100 mg)paclicare (260 mg)
Paclicare (30 mg)Paclinis (100 mg)
Paclinis (260 mg)Paclinis (30 mg)
Pacliron (100 mg)Pacliron (30 mg)
Pacliron (300 mg)Paclitax (100 mg)
Paclitax (260 mg)Paclitax (30 mg)
Paclitrust (100 mg)Paclitrust (30 mg)
Paxtal (100 mg)Paxtal (260 mg)
Paxtal (30 mg)Paxytol (100 mg)
Paxytol (260 mg)Paxytol (30 mg)
Petaxel (100 mg)Petaxel (260 mg)
Petaxel (30 mg)Phytoqule (260 mg)
Phytoqule (30 mg)Phytoqule (60 mg)
Resoxel (100 mg)Resoxel (260 mg)
Resoxel (30 mg)Resoxel (300 mg)
Taxeleon (100 mg)Taxeleon (260 mg)
Taxeleon (30 mg)Taxeleon (300 mg)
Taxol (100 mg)Taxol (30 mg)
Taxol (300 mg)Tortaxel (100 mg)
Tortaxel (260 mg)Tortaxel (30 mg)

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