Generic Name
ErlotinibPacks Price
- Tab 100 mg(043002): 30: 73774.90: 86794.01
- Tab 150 mg(043003): 30: 93914.91: 110488.14
Tarceva
Therapeutic Group
Anti-neoplasticsIndication Dosage
Indication:
Erlotinib is a medication used to treat certain types of lung cancer. It is prescribed by doctors to help slow down the growth of cancer cells in the lungs, especially in cases where the cancer has spread or is advanced.
Dosage:
Treatment Of Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Failure Of Previous Chemotherapy Or Monotherapy After Four Cycles Of Platinum-based Chemotherapy For Maintenance:
- Adult: 150 Mg Once Daily
Treatment Of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (in Combination):
- Adult: 100 Mg Once Daily
Content
- Tab 25mg /100mg /150mg: Erlotinib As Hci 25mg /100mg /150mg.
Pregnancy
Positive Evidence Of Risk: Avoid
Stability
- Protein Kinase Inhibitor
Contra Indications
- None Known
Precautions
- None Known
Lactation
- Contraindicated. Discontinue Breast-feeding.
Side Effects
- Abdominal Pain
- Anorexia
- Conjunctivitis
- Depression
- Diarrhoea
- Dry Skin
- Dyspepsia
- Fatigue
- Flatulence
- Headache
- Neuropathy
- Pruritus
- Rigor
- Gi Perforation
- Interstitial Lung Disease (discontinue). Rare Hepatic Failure
- Alopecia
- Bone-marrow Suppression
- Hyperuricaemia
- Nausea
- Oral Mucositis
- Thromboembolism
- Tumourlysis Syndrome
- Vomiting
Author
Shahid Arif