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Thiotepa @ - (TSPA,TESPA)- Alkylating agent

Drug Name:
Thiotepa @ - (TSPA,TESPA)- Alkylating agent

List Of Brands:

THIOTEPA INJ

Indication Type Description:

Drug Interaction

Indication

Adverse Reaction

Contra-Indications

Dosages/ Overdosage Etc

Patient Information

Pharmacology/ Pharmacokinetics

Interaction with Food

Pregnancy and lactation

Drug Interaction:

Alkylating Agents Include-

Mechlorethamine ,Chlorambucil, Melphalan, Ifosamide,Cyclophosphamide, Urasil Mustard, Lomustine, Carmustine, Streptozocin, Thiotepa, Busulfan, Pipobroman, Cisplatin, Carboplatin

Reduced activity of cytochrom. P-450 leads to inactivation of cyclophosphamide, procarbazine, etoposide, and nitrosoureas Interferes with adsorption of other drugs given orally.

Indication:

Alkylating Agents Includes- Mechlorethamine ,Chlorambucil, Melphalan, Ifosamide,Cyclophosphamide, Urasil Mustard, Lomustine, Carmustine, Streptozocin, Thiotepa, Busulfan, Pipobroman, Cisplatin, Carboplatin

Adverse Reaction:

Bone marrow supression,second malignancy. Bone marrow depression, irrerversible hypoplastic anaemia Headache, dizziness,allergy, impaired fertility, hypersensitivty reaction.

Thrombocytopenia and leucopenia. Ulceration and necrosis on extrvasation,local irritation at site of injection. Intravesical instillation: haemorrhagic cystitis.

Contra-Indications:

Bone marrow depression, acute infections, hypersens.

Special precautions: Severe hepatic renal dysfunction, regular blood counts.

Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:

Indications: Adenocarcinoma of breast, ovary.

Dosage: IV admin - 0.3 to 0.4 mg/kg at 1 to 4 week intervals by rapid administration.. Storage: Store the original powder and the reconstituted solution in refrigerator at 2 to 8C. Reconstituted solution stable when refrigerated.

Patient Information:

Refer Chlorambucil - Alkylating agent

Ref - USP PDI Vol II 17th Edition (1997)

THIOTEPA- SYSTEMIC

1.Allergies-

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to

thiotepa.

2.Pregnancy-

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or intend to have children. There is a chance

that this medcine may cause birth defects if either the male or female is taking it

at the time of conception or it is taken during pregnancy.

Tell your doctor right away if you think you have become pregnant while receiving

thiotepa

3. Breast-feeding-

Tell your doctor if you are breast feeding or if you intend to breast feed during

treatment with this medicine. Breast feeding is not generally recommended

while you are taking it.

4.Children-

There is no specific information comparing use of thiotepa in children

5.Older adults-

Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore,

it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in

younger adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people.

Although ,there is no specific information comparing use of thiotepa in the elderly

with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side

effects or problems in older people.

6. Other medicines-

Tell your doctor if you are using any other medicine which may interact with

Thiotepa and cause unwanted side effects.

7. Other medical problems-

The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of Thiotepa.

Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems

which may affect the use of thiotepa

Pharmacology/ Pharmacokinetics:

Pharmacology:

Thiotepa is a cell cycle nonspecific alkylating agent. Its radiomimetic action is believed to occur through the release of ethylene radicals which disrupt the bonds of desoxyribonulceic acid (RNA) Pharmacokinetics: Urinary excretion of thiotepa and metabolites was 63%.

Interaction with Food:

Not known

Pregnancy and lactation:

Antineuoplastic agents include- Amsacrine, carboplastin, cisplantin, crisantaspase, hydroxyurea, dacarbazine, procarbazine. Refer- Hydroxyurea

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