Etoposide

Note: Plastic devices made of acrylic or ABS (a polymer composed of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene) have been reported to crack and leak when used with undiluted etoposide injection. Etoposide Injection The usual dose of etoposide injection in testicular cancer in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents ranges from 50 to 100 mg/m 2 /day on days 1 through 5 to 100 mg/m 2 /day on days 1, 3, and 5. In small cell lung cancer, the etoposide injection dose in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic drugs ranges from 35 mg/m 2 /day for 4 days to 50 mg/m 2 /day for 5 days.

Directions from the U.S. FDA-approved label — your doctor or pharmacist may advise differently.

Etoposide injection is contraindicated in patients who have demonstrated a previous hypersensitivity to etoposide or any component of the formulation.

Excerpt from the U.S. FDA-approved label. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before use.

Patients being treated with etoposide injection must be frequently observed for myelosuppression both during and after therapy. Myelosuppression resulting in death has been reported. Dose-limiting bone marrow suppression is the most significant toxicity associated with etoposide injection therapy. Therefore, the following studies should be obtained at the start of therapy and prior to each subsequent cycle of etoposide injection: platelet count, hemoglobin, white blood cell count, and differential.

Warnings and precautions excerpt from the U.S. FDA-approved label — not a complete list. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before use.

The following data on adverse reactions are based on both oral and intravenous administration of etoposide injection as a single agent, using several different dose schedules for treatment of a wide variety of malignancies.

Excerpt from the U.S. FDA-approved label — not a complete list. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor about side effects.

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Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F). Protect from light Sterile, Nonpyrogenic, Preservative-free.

Storage information from the U.S. FDA-approved label.