Over the past 2 decades, the FDA has approved additional indications for capecitabine either alone or in combination with other treatments
NDC Code (s): 0004-1100-20, 0004-1101-50
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Processa Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Phase 2 Meeting with FDA for Next Generation Capecitabine
Processa’s NGC drugs are modifications of existing FDA-approved oncology drugs resulting in an alteration of the metabolism and/or distribution of these FDA
Capecitabine is a white to off-white crystalline powder with an aqueous solubility of 26 mg/mL at 20 o C
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Drug Shortages can occur for many reasons, including manufacturing and quality problems, delays, and discontinuations
Capecitabine medac is used on its own or with other cancer medicines in patients who have had surgery for stage III or Dukes’ stage C colon cancer; metastatic colorectal cancer (cancer of the large bowel that has spread to other parts of the body)
Store at room temperature between 20 and 25 degrees C (68 and 77 degrees F)
Currently available tests used to identify DPYD variants may vary in accuracy and design (e
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for capecitabine tablets (Xeloda), the agency announced on Dec
Contact Number 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) Generic Xeloda Availability
The 6% incidence of HFS differs from the incidence reported for FDA-approved capecitabine, where greater than 50% of patients on capecitabine developed HFS and greater than 10% of the patients Capecitabine (brand name Xeloda) is a chemotherapy agent that belongs to the drug class of fluoropyrimidines
Diarrhea may occur and could be severe