| Category: Anticancer Each vial contains:- Paclitaxel
.. 6mg per ml Quality Specification: Chromatographic Purity: NLT 99.5% Pack Size:- 5ml ,17ml , 43.4 ml
It is a diterpenoid compound with anti-tumour activity. It binds specifically to the tubulin subunit of microtubule and appears to antagonise the disassembly of this cytoskeletal protein. | Composition : | 2.5mg/2.5ml,4mg/4ml | | Indication : | Metastatic ovarian and breast cancer. | | Dosage :- | 175 mg per square metre by iv infusion over 3 hrs. repeat every 3 weeks. Pretreat with corticosteroids, antihistaminics and H2 antagonists. | | Contra Indications :- | Hypersensitivity. | | Special Precautions :- | Monitor heamatological functions. | | Paediatrics : | Not recommended. | | Pregnancy :- | Not usually prescribec. | | Lactation :- | Not advised. | | Side Effects :- | Bone marrow depression, hypersensitivity reactions, myalgia, chest pain, bradycardia, a stocking glove sensory neuropathy, mucositis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, alopecia. | | Purity : | Not less than 99%. | |  |