Oxaliplatin Injection, Solution
NDC 71288-101
Product Information
Oxaliplatin is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.. This medication is used to treat advanced cancer of the colon and rectum. It is supplied as a injection, solution for intravenous administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 71288-101 and 2 associated package configurations. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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What is NDC 71288-101?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- OXALIPLATIN 5 mg/mL - An organoplatinum complex in which the platinum atom is complexed with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, and with an oxalate ligand which is displaced to yield active oxaliplatin derivatives. These derivatives form inter- and intra-strand DNA crosslinks that inhibit DNA replication and transcription. Oxaliplatin is an antineoplastic agent that is often administered with FLUOROURACIL and FOLINIC ACID in the treatment of metastatic COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS.
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- OXALIPLATIN (UNII: 04ZR38536J)
- OXALIPLATIN (UNII: 04ZR38536J) (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:
- WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 1736776 - oxaliplatin 50 MG in 10 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1736776 - 10 ML oxaliplatin 5 MG/ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1736776 - oxaliplatin 50 MG per 10 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1736781 - oxaliplatin 100 MG in 20 ML Injection
- RxCUI: 1736781 - 20 ML oxaliplatin 5 MG/ML Injection
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Oxaliplatin Injection
Oxaliplatin is used with other medications to treat advanced colon or rectal cancer (cancer that begins in the large intestine). Oxaliplatin is also used with other medications to prevent colon cancer from spreading in people who have had surgery to remove the tumor. Oxaliplatin is in a class of medications called platinum-containing antineoplastic agents. It works by killing 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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