500mg

Cytocin

Cytocin-500 Injection

Cytarabine

Pharmedic Pharmaceuticals Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.

Drug Identity

Active Ingredient
Cytarabine
Drug Class
Antineoplastics
ATC Code
L01BC01
Status
Essential Medicine

What is Cytocin?

Uses
Cytarabine is an antineoplastic agent or anticancerous drug and also known as cytosine arabinoside (ara-C). Cytarabine (HCl) is analog of...

How It Works

Can be administered IM, IV Infusion, IT or SC at a concentration NTE 100 mg/ ml IV may be administered either as a bolus, IVPB (high doses of >500 mg/m2), or continuous IV infusion (doses of 100-200 mg/m2). Reconstitute with SWFI, D5W or NS. Standard IV infusion dilution: Dose 250/1000 ml D5W or NS. Standard intrathecal dilution: Dose 3-5 ml lactated Ringers + methotrexate (12 mg) + hydrocortisone (15-50 mg). Note: Bacteriostatic diluent should not be used for the preparation of either high doses or intrathecal doses of cytara-bine; may be used for IM, SC, and low-dose (100-200 mg/ m2) IV Solution.

How to Take It

1
Adult · IV Inf
100 mg/sq.meter — As recommended.
For 5 days. Repeated every 2 weeks total 12 doses
2
Child · Intra Venous
70 to 200 mg/sq.meter — 24 hourly
Maintenance for 2-5 days per month
3
Child · Intra Venous
200 mg/sq.meter — 24 hourly
Initially for 5 days for induction per 2 weeks

Safety Alerts

Cytarabine (HCl) is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity to the drug, Liposomal cytarabine: Active meningeal infection

Important Warnings

Conventional cytarabine: Potent myelosuppressant
Initiate with caution in patients with preexisting drug-induced myelosuppression
Patients must be under close medical supervision and facilities should be available for management of serious complications, possibly fatal, of myelosuppression (e
, infection resulting from granulocytopenia, hemorrhage secondary to thrombocytopenia)
(See Boxed Warning
) Risk of increased frequency of infections (e
, viral, bacterial, fungal), as well as possible hemorrhagic complications
potentially fatal

Side Effects

Alopeciabone-marrow suppressionextravasationhyperuricaemianauseaoral mucositisthromboembolismtumourlysis syndromevomiting

Drug Interactions

Alkylating agent
radiation
purine analogues
methotrexate
gentamicin
flucytosine
digoxin.

Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy
Positive evidence of risk: Avoid
Lactation
Contraindicated. Discontinue breast-feeding

Storage

Inj (reconstituted soln) use at once after preparation.

Price Intelligence

Rs 925.05
DRAP approved maximum price · per unit · approved 01 Jul, 2025
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Prices across sources
DRAPper unitRs 925.05

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