Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Irinotecan
Drug Class
Antineoplastics
ATC Code
L01CE02
Status
Essential Medicine
How It Works
Administer by IV Infusion, usually over 90 min. D5W (500 ml) is the preferred diluent for most doses. Solutions diluted in NS may precipitate if refrigerated. Dilute in D5W or NS to a final cons of 0.122.8 mg/ml. Due to the relatively acidic pH, irinotecan appears to be more stable in D5W than NS, D5W (500 ml) is the preferred diluent for most doses.
How to Take It
Dosage information not available for this product.
Safety Alerts
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease, bowel obstruction, hepatic impairment, renal impairment, severe myelosuppression
Side Effects
Interstitial pulmonary diseaseacute cholinergic syndrome and delayed diarrhoea (consult product literature)alopeciaanorexiaastheniabone-marrow suppressionextravasationGI effectshyperuricaemiamyelosuppression(dose limiting)nauseaoral mucositisthromboembolismtumourlysis syndromevomiting
Drug Interactions
Neuromuscular blocking agents
carbamazepine
phenobarbital
phenytoin
ketoconazole
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Positive evidence of risk: Avoid
Lactation
Contraindicated. Discontinue breast-feeding
Price Intelligence
Rs 5,824.5
DRAP approved maximum price · per unit · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper unitRs 5,824.5
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