Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Capecitabine
ATC Code
L01BC06
Status
Essential Medicine
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Uses
Capecitabine is used alone or in combination chemotherapy to treat colon cancer, breast cancer , or colorectal cancer . Capecitabine is s...
How It Works
It is of Synthetic origin. The Molecular Weight of Capecitabine is 359.40.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
1.25 g/m2 — 12 hourly
For 14 days. Subsequent courses repeated after 7-day interval.
2
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Capecitabine is usually taken twice per day, and may be
Safety Alerts
You should not take capecitabine if you are allergic to capecitabine or fluorouracil , or if you have: severe kidney disease
Tell your doctor if you have ever had: a metabolic disorder called DPD (dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase) deficiency
liver or kidney disease
or if you use a blood thinner and you have routine "INR" or prothrombin time tests
Capecitabine can harm an unborn baby if the mother or the father is using this medicine
Important Warnings
Taking a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven) can increase your risk of severe bleeding during and shortly after treatment with capecitabine
This risk is higher in adults older than 60
Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction (hivesdifficult breathingswelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction ( feversore throatburning eyesskin painred or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling). Diarrhea may occur and could be severe. Stop taking capecitabine and tell your doctor right away if the number of bowel movements you usually have per day increases by 4 or moreor if you have bowel movements at night. Capecitabine may cause serious side effects. Stop using capecitabine and call your doctor at once if you have: severe diarrheabloody diarrhea with severe stomach pain and feversevere nausea or loss of appetite that causes you to eat much less than usualvomiting (more than once in 24 hours)fever above 100.5 degreessores or ulcers in your mouthredness or swelling of your mouth or tonguetrouble eating or swallowing
Drug Interactions
Taking a blood thinner (warfarin
Coumadin
Jantoven) can increase your risk of severe bleeding during and shortly after treatment with capecitabine. This risk is higher in adults older than 60. Tell your doctor if you also take allopurinol . Other drugs may affect capecitabine
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines
vitamins
and herbal products . Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use.
Price Intelligence
Rs 35,633.98
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 120 · approved 23 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 120Rs 35,633.98
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Capecitabine, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Capegard500Mgeachfilmcoatedtabletcontainscapecitabine500Mg
500mg
Rs 3,923.24
No DRAP alertsAJ Mirza Pharma Pvt Ltd DSL: 235
Xeloda
500mg
Rs 24,999.6
Roche Biotechnology Pakistan
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Rs 39,239.95
Merixil Pharma DSL: DHO-ISB-1745
Capcitatablet500Mgeachfilmcoatedtabletcontainscapecitabine500Mg
500mg
Rs 41,256.09
Pharmasol (Pvt) Ltd.
Capecitabineacte500Mgoraltabletseachfilmcoatedtabletcontainscapecitabine500Mg
500mg
Rs 41,821.72
No DRAP alertsLab Diagnostic Systems (SMC) Pvt. Ltd. DSL: 01-374-0006-118530D
Capecitabinepcm500Mgtabletseachfilmcoatedtabletcontainscapecitabine500Mguspspecs
500mg
Rs 43,887.95
No DRAP alertsAmgomed DSL: 037/DSL(D)/PS&DC-ICT/2025
Xelvira
500mg
Rs 25,735.37 ceiling
Macter International Limited
Pectibine
500mg
Rs 43,886.88 ceiling
No DRAP alertsOncogen Pharma (Pvt) Limited
RETABIN
500mg
Rs 41,820.92 ceiling
No DRAP alertsREVIVE HEALTH CARE
Xelotab
500mg
Rs 28,055.35 ceiling
No DRAP alertsScilife Pharma Private Limited
Relicitabine
500mg
Rs 39,239.94 ceiling
Helix Pharma (Pvt)., Ltd.
PACSITA
500mg
Rs 4,062.12 ceiling
No DRAP alertsHakimsons Private Limited
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
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