DOXORUBICIN HCL (doxorubicin hcl)


Drug overview for DOXORUBICIN HCL (doxorubicin hcl):

Generic name: DOXORUBICIN HCL (dox-oh-REW-beh-sin)
Drug class: Anthracycline Antibiotics
Therapeutic class: Antineoplastics

Doxorubicin is an anthracycline glycoside antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius.

Since doxorubicin does not cross the blood-brain barrier or achieve a measurable concentration in CSF, there is a possibility of metastases to the brain and meninges from potentially metastatic tumors.
DRUG IMAGES
  • DOXORUBICIN 10 MG/5 ML VIAL
    DOXORUBICIN 10 MG/5 ML VIAL
  • DOXORUBICIN 50 MG/25 ML VIAL
    DOXORUBICIN 50 MG/25 ML VIAL
  • DOXORUBICIN 20 MG/10 ML VIAL
    DOXORUBICIN 20 MG/10 ML VIAL
The following indications for DOXORUBICIN HCL (doxorubicin hcl) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Acute lymphoid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Burkitt's lymphoma
Carcinoma of breast
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Follicular lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Invasive bladder cancer
Locally advanced breast carcinoma
Malignant neoplasm of lung
Malignant neoplasm of the ovary
Metastatic breast carcinoma
Metastatic gastric cancer
Neuroblastoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Osteosarcoma of bone
Small cell lung carcinoma
Soft or connective tissue sarcoma
Thyroid carcinoma
Wilms' tumor


Professional Synonyms:
Acute granulocytic leukemia
Acute leukemic myelosis
Acute lymphatic leukemia
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Acute lymphogenous leukemia
Acute myelocytic leukemia
Acute myelogenic leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia
Advanced breast carcinoma
Anemia lymphatica
Breast carcinoma
Burkitt's tumor
Embryoma of kidney
Embryonal adenomyosarcoma
Embryonal adenosarcoma
Embryonal carcinosarcoma
Embryonal nephroma
Follicular B-cell lymphoma
Follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's disease
Invasive malignancy of bladder
Lymphoblastic leukemia
Malignant epithelial neoplasm of thyroid
Malignant epithelial tumor of thyroid
Malignant neoplasm of ovary
Malignant tumor of lung
Malignant tumor of the ovary
Mesoblastic nephroma
Metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic malignancy of breast
Metastatic malignant neoplasm of breast
Metastatic malignant tumor of breast
Metastatic malignant tumor of stomach
Myelosarcoma
Nephroblastoma
Neuroblastoma sympathicum
Non-Hodgkin's type lymphoma
Oat cell carcinoma of the lung
Osteogenic sarcoma
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian malignancy
Renal carcinosarcoma
Small cell lung cancer
Sympathicoblastoma
Sympathicogonioma