Patent medicine name
Xeloda 500mg 120s
Manufacturer
Roche
Specification
Physical Form: Tablets, Quantity: 120pill/box, Storage: Room Temperature(10-30°C)
Price
$270-290
Generic medicine name & Manufacturer
Capnat 500mg 100 Tablet,Natco
Specification
Physical Form: Tablets, Quantity: 120pill/box, Storage: Room Temperature(10-30°C)
Price
$150-170
Composition
Capecitabine (500mg)
Use
Colon or rectal cancer
Metastatic breast cancer
Esophageal, gastric, hepatobiliary, neuroendocrine, pancreatic, ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal or unknown primary cancers (off-label use)
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Indication
For the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer resistant to both paclitaxel and an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen. May also be used in combination with docetaxel for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in patients who have failed to respond to, or recurred or relasped during or following anthracycline-containing chemotherapy.
Side Effects
Nausea and vomiting
Rash & itching
Abdominal pain
Mechanism Of Action
FdUMP inhibits DNA synthesis by reducing normal thymidine production, while FUTP inhibits RNA and protein synthesis by competing with uridine triphosphate. 1 The active moiety of capecitabine, fluorouracil, is cell cycle phase-specific (S- phase)
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