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Brand Name: Xeloda
Manufactured: Hoffmann-La Roche
Active Ingradients: Capecitabine
Therapeutic actions: Xeloda belongs to the group of medicines called "cytostatic agents", which stop the growth of cancer cells.
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FORM |
Q-TY |
PRICE |
ORDER |
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| Xeloda 150mg |
Tablet |
60 |
193.73 $ |
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| Xeloda 500mg |
Tablet |
120 |
1220.59 $ |
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What is it used for?
Xeloda is indicated to treat:
• Cancer of the colon after surgery
• Cancer of the colon or rectum (colorectal cancer) that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic colorectal cancer).
• Breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancer) together with other medicine called docetaxel (Taxotere)
• Breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancer) and has not improved after treatment with other medicines such as paclitaxel (Taxol).
Contraindications and cautions:
Do not take Xeloda: if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to capecitabine or any of the other ingredients of Xeloda.
You must inform your doctor if you know that you have an allergy or over-reaction to Xeloda. Do not take Xeloda if you are pregnant or nursing, or if you have blood disorders, liver ailments or kidney problems.
Before treatment with Xeloda, make sure your doctor knows if you
* have liver or kidney diseases
* have or had other illnesses, such as heart problems or chest pain
* have brain diseases
* have calcium imbalances
* have diabetes
Side effects:
Like all medicines, Xeloda can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The most common side effects of Xeloda which may affect more than 1 person in 10 are:
• diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis (sores in mouth and throat) and abdominal pain
• hand-and-foot skin-reaction (palms of the hands or soles of the feet tingle, become numb, painful, swollen or red), rash, dry or itchy skin
• tiredness
• loss of appetite (anorexia)
These side effects can become severe; therefore, it is important that you always contact your doctor immediately when you start to experience a side effect.
Interactions:
Before starting treatment, please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
You need to be particularly careful if you are taking any gout medicines (allopurinol), blood-thinning medicines (coumarin, warfarin), certain anti-viral medicines (sorivudine and brivudine) or medicines for seizures or tremors (phenytoin).
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