Cardiarone 100mg Tablet
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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In-stock 10 tablets in 1 strip
65.47

NOTICE: unsafe with : Lactation

USED FOR:
Blood cancer

COMPOSITION:
Doxorubicin (Plain) (100mg)

Therapeutic Uses:
anti neoplastics

Related Warnings
Alcohol

Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS

Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.

UNSAFE
Lactation
UNSAFE

Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is unsafe to use during lactation. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby, or the mother is suffering from a condition in which breastfeeding is not advisable.

Driving

Do not drive unless you are feeling well.As there is a frequent occurrence of nausea and vomiting with Cardiarone 100mg Tablet so driving should be discouraged.

SAFE
Kidney
SAFE

Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is recommended.However, inform your doctor if you have any kidney disease.

CAUTION
Liver
CAUTION

Cardiarone 100mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Cardiarone 100mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Doxorubicin (Plain)   100mg

Uses of Cardiarone Tablet
Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is used in the treatment of blood cancer.

How to use Cardiarone Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cardiarone 100mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Cardiarone Tablet works
Cardiarone 100mg Tablet is an anti-cancer medication. It works by damaging the genetic material (DNA) of the cancer cells and stops their growth and multiplication.

Side Effects:

Common Nausea, Vomiting, Weakness, Infection, Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth), Hair loss, Hand-foot syndrome, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Decreased appetite, Decreased blood cells (red cells, white cells, and platelets), Decreased white blood cell count, Fever, Mucosal inflammation, Anemia.

Expert advice for Cardiarone Tablet

Inform your doctor if you have a history of heart problems or low production of blood cells from the bone marrow.
Inform your doctor if you have received doxorubicin or any other anthracycline as anti-cancer therapy or radiation to the upper body.
You may need to perform blood count, heart/kidney/liver function tests before therapy.
Take precaution while taking doxorubicin as you may develop infection and bleeding episodes.
This therapy may cause damage to heart muscle or heart failure, the risk is more if radiation was used as treatment before for upper body.
Doxorubicin therapy causes high levels of uric acid in blood, also urine may turn red on therapy and this is not a sign of any damage. 
Live or attenuated vaccines (like polio, malaria) should not be taken during therapy and contact with persons who receive them must be avoided.
Women who are planning to become pregnant should be counselled about the toxic effect of this drug on babies. They should use two effective methods of contraception while on this therapy and 6 months after stopping it.
Men who are going to use this therapy should not father a child while on this therapy and 6 months post it. They should also seek guidance and counselling on sperm conservation before taking this therapy.
Do not drive or operate machinery as doxorubicin may cause nausea and vomiting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How does doxorubicin work?
Doxorubicin is anti-cancer or antineoplastic chemotherapy drug that belongs to a class of medication called anthracyclines. It slows down or stops the growth of cancer cells by interfering with DNA of the cancer cell

Q. Is doxorubicin a vesicant?
Yes doxorubicin is a vesicant (irritant).

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