Sunitinib Malate Capsule
NDC 42291-901
Product Information
Sunitinib Malate is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Avkare. This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (kidney, pancreas, and intestinal). It is supplied as a red capsule for oral administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 42291-901 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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Product Characteristics
TEVA;8199;TEVA;8199
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Product Details
What is NDC 42291-901?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- SUNITINIB MALATE 12.5 mg/1 - An indole and pyrrole derivative that inhibits VEGFR-2 and PDGFR BETA RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASES. It is used as an antineoplastic agent for the treatment of GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS, and for treatment of advanced or metastatic RENAL CELL CARCINOMA.
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- SUNITINIB MALATE (UNII: LVX8N1UT73)
- SUNITINIB (UNII: V99T50803M) (Active Moiety)
Which are the Inactive Ingredients associated UNII Codes?
The inactive ingredients are all the component of a medicinal product OTHER than the active ingredient(s). The acronym "UNII" stands for “Unique Ingredient Identifier” and is used to identify each inactive ingredient present in a product. The UNII codes for the inactive ingredients in this product are:
- CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM (UNII: M28OL1HH48)
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)
- MANNITOL (UNII: 3OWL53L36A)
- POVIDONE K30 (UNII: U725QWY32X)
- D&C RED NO. 28 (UNII: 767IP0Y5NH)
- FD&C BLUE NO. 1 (UNII: H3R47K3TBD)
- FD&C RED NO. 40 (UNII: WZB9127XOA)
- GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 2G86QN327L)
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)
- FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE (UNII: XM0M87F357)
- D&C YELLOW NO. 10 ALUMINUM LAKE (UNII: CQ3XH3DET6)
- FD&C BLUE NO. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE (UNII: J9EQA3S2JM)
- FD&C BLUE NO. 2--ALUMINUM LAKE (UNII: 4AQJ3LG584)
- SHELLAC (UNII: 46N107B71O)
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL (UNII: 6DC9Q167V3)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 1541890 - SUNItinib malate 37.5 MG Oral Capsule
- RxCUI: 1541890 - sunitinib 37.5 MG Oral Capsule
- RxCUI: 1541890 - sunitinib (as sunitinib malate) 37.5 MG Oral Capsule
- RxCUI: 616279 - SUNItinib malate 12.5 MG Oral Capsule
- RxCUI: 616279 - sunitinib 12.5 MG Oral Capsule
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Sunitinib
Sunitinib is used to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST; a type of tumor that grows in the stomach, intestine (bowel), or esophagus (tube that connects the throat with the stomach) in people with tumors that were not treated successfully with imatinib (Gleevec) or people who cannot take imatinib. Sunitinib is also used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC, a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the kidneys). Sunitinib is also used to help prevent the return of RCC in people who have RCC that has not spread and have had a kidney removed. Sunitinib is also used to treat pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET, a type of tumor that begins in certain cells of the pancreas) in people with tumors that have worsened and cannot be treated with surgery. Sunitinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps stop or slow the spread of cancer cells and may help shrink tumors.
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Cancer Chemotherapy
What is cancer chemotherapy?
Cancer chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. It uses medicines to destroy cancer cells.
Normally, the cells in your body grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without control. Chemotherapy works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth.
Chemotherapy is used to:
- Treat cancer by curing the cancer, lessening the chance it will return, or stopping or slowing its growth.
- Ease cancer symptoms by shrinking tumors that are causing pain and other problems.
What are the side effects of chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy does not just destroy cancer cells. It can also harm some healthy cells, which causes side effects.
You may have a lot of side effects, some side effects, or none at all. It depends on the type and amount of chemotherapy you get and how your body reacts.
Some common side effects are:
- Mouth sores
- Fatigue
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Hair loss
There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy is over, so most side effects gradually go away.
What can I expect when getting chemotherapy?
You may get chemotherapy in a hospital or at home, a doctor's office, or a medical clinic. You might be given the medicines by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, through a catheter, or intravenously (by IV).
Your treatment plan will depend on the type of cancer you have, which chemotherapy medicines are used, the treatment goals, and how your body responds to the medicines.
Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. You may have breaks between treatments so that your body has a chance to build new healthy cells.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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