Perjeta Injection, Solution, Concentrate
NDC 50242-145
Product Information
Perjeta (pertuzumab) is a BLA-approved product labeled by Genentech, Inc.. Pertuzumab is used to treat certain types of breast cancer. It is supplied as a injection, solution, concentrate for intravenous administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 50242-145 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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Product Details
What is NDC 50242-145?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- PERTUZUMAB 30 mg/mL - a humanized HER-2 monoclonal antibody; prevents ERBB2 receptor protein from binding (dimerizing) to other receptors in the HER family
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- PERTUZUMAB (UNII: K16AIQ8CTM)
- PERTUZUMAB (UNII: K16AIQ8CTM) (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:
- HISTIDINE (UNII: 4QD397987E)
- ACETIC ACID (UNII: Q40Q9N063P)
- SUCROSE (UNII: C151H8M554)
- POLYSORBATE 20 (UNII: 7T1F30V5YH)
- WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 1298948 - pertuzumab 420 MG in 14 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1298948 - 14 ML pertuzumab 30 MG/ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1298948 - pertuzumab 420 MG per 14 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1298953 - Perjeta 420 MG in 14 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1298953 - 14 ML pertuzumab 30 MG/ML Injection [Perjeta]
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Pertuzumab Injection
Pertuzumab injection is used along with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel (Taxotere) to treat a certain type of breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is also used before and after surgery along with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and other chemotherapy medications to treat certain types of early stage breast cancer. Pertuzumab injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by stopping the growth of cancer cells.
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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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