Cytarabine Injection, Solution
NDC 68083-337
Product Information
Cytarabine is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Gland Pharma Limited. Cytarabine is used to treat various types of cancer. It is supplied as a injection, solution for intrathecal; intravenous; subcutaneous administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 68083-337 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
Primary Identification
Clinical Specifications
- Intrathecal - Administration within the cerebrospinal fluid at any level of the cerebrospinal axis, including injection into the cerebral ventricles.
- Intravenous - Administration within or into a vein or veins.
- Subcutaneous - Administration beneath the skin; hypodermic. Synonymous with the term SUBDERMAL.
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Product Details
What is NDC 68083-337?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- CYTARABINE 100 mg/mL - A pyrimidine nucleoside analog that is used mainly in the treatment of leukemia, especially acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia. Cytarabine is an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent that inhibits the synthesis of DNA. Its actions are specific for the S phase of the cell cycle. It also has antiviral and immunosuppressant properties. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p472)
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- CYTARABINE (UNII: 04079A1RDZ)
- CYTARABINE (UNII: 04079A1RDZ) (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:
- HYDROCHLORIC ACID (UNII: QTT17582CB)
- SODIUM HYDROXIDE (UNII: 55X04QC32I)
- WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 249364 - cytarabine 2 GM in 20 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 249364 - 20 ML cytarabine 100 MG/ML Injection
- RxCUI: 249364 - 20 ML ara-C 100 MG/ML Injection
- RxCUI: 249364 - cytarabine 2 GM per 20 ML Injection
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Cytarabine
Cytarabine is used alone or with other chemotherapy drugs to treat certain types of leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells), including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Cytarabine is also used alone or with other chemotherapy drugs to treat meningeal leukemia (cancer in the membrane that covers and protects the spinal cord and brain). Cytarabine is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body.
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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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