Paclitaxel

In the US, Paclitaxel (paclitaxel systemic) is a member of the drug class mitotic inhibitors and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Adjuvant, Breast Cancer - Metastatic, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Wilms' Tumor.

US matches:

• Paclitaxel


• Paclitaxel protein-bound


• Paclitaxel Novaplus


• Paclitaxel Intravenous


• Paclitaxel protein-bound Intravenous

UK matches:

• Paclitaxel 6mg/ml Concentrate For Solution For Infusion (Actavis UK Ltd)
• Paclitaxel 6 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion (Hospira UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Paclitaxel 6mg/ml Concentrate For Solution For Infusion (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01CD01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0033069-62-4

Chemical Formula

C47-H51-N-O14

Molecular Weight

853

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent, microtubule inhibitor

Chemical Name

(2S,5R,7S,10R,13S)-10,20-Bis(acetoxy)-2-benzoyloxy-1,7-dihydroxy-9-oxo-5,20-epoxytax-11-en-13-yl (3S)-3-benzoylamino-3-phenyl-D-lactate

Foreign Names

• Paclitaxelum (Latin)
• Paclitaxel (German)
• Paclitaxel (French)
• Paclitaxel (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Paclitaxel (OS: BAN, USAN, DCF)
• 7-epi-Taxol (IS)
• BMS 181339-01 (IS: Bristol-Myers)
• NSC 125973 (IS)
• Taxol-A (IS)
• Paclitaxel (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, BP 2010)
• Paclitaxelum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Abraxane
  Abraxis, Germany; Abraxis, United Kingdom; Abraxis Bio Science, United States; Abraxis BioScience, Australia; Abraxis BioScience, Canada



• Aclixel
  Armstrong, Mexico



• Anzatax
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Italy; Hospira, Singapore; Hospira, Taiwan; Mayne, Hong Kong; Mayne, Lithuania; Mayne, Malaysia; NaPro, Latvia; Orna, Turkey; Pharmaplan, South Africa; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Asotax
  Asofarma, Mexico; Raffo, Argentina



• Axitaxel
  Axios, Germany



• Biolyse Paclitaxel
  Key Oncologics, South Africa



• Biopaxel
  Biosintética, Brazil



• Biotax
  Faulding, Israel



• Biotaxel
  Medicus, Greece



• Bristaxol
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colombia



• Britaxol
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chile



• Cantaxel
  Clonmel, Ireland



• Celltaxel
  Cell pharm, Germany



• Clitaxel
  Nolver, Venezuela; Pfizer, Argentina



• Cryoxet
  Cryopharma, Mexico



• Dalys
  Dosa, Argentina



• Drifen
  Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Peru



• Ebetaxel
  Ebewe, Austria; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe, Tunisia; Ebewe, Vietnam; Ferron, Indonesia; Liba, Turkey



• Genaxol
  Union Lab, Taiwan



• Genexol
  Pezomed, Hungary; Samyang, Bulgaria; Samyang, Singapore



• Intaxel
  Biogalenic, Venezuela; Dabur, Georgia; Dabur, Hungary; Dabur, Sri Lanka; Dabur, Myanmar; Dabur, Philippines



• Medixel
  Taro, Israel



• Mitotax
  Dr Reddys, Sri Lanka; Dr Reddys, Myanmar; Dr. Reddy's, Russian Federation



• NeoTaxan
  NeoCorp, Germany



• Oncoplaxel
  Biotoscana, Chile



• Oncotaxen
  Sambrook, Greece



• Onxol
  Ivax, Czech Republic



• Ovapac
  Farmaten, Greece



• Paclikebir
  Aspen, Argentina



• Paclimedac
  Medac, Latvia; Medac, Slovakia



• Paclisachs
  Oncosachs, Germany



• Paclit
  Cancernova, Germany



• Paclitax
  Medicopharm, Germany; Pharmaceutical, Venezuela



• Paclitaxel Actavis
  Actavis, Austria; Actavis, Switzerland; Actavis, France; Actavis, Ireland; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Group, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel All-Gen
  All-Gen, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Arcana
  Arcana, Austria



• Paclitaxel Bendalis
  Bendalis, Germany



• Paclitaxel CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Dakota Pharm
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Paclitaxel Delta
  Delta Farma, Argentina



• Paclitaxel Ebewe
  Ebewe, Belgium; Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, France; Ebewe, Hungary; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Netherlands; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Russian Federation; Ebewe, Slovenia; InterPharma, New Zealand; Meda, Sweden; Sandoz, Switzerland; Würth, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Paclitaxel EG
  Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Paclitaxel Ferrer Farma
  Ferrer, Spain



• Paclitaxel Fresenius Kabi
  Fresenius, Sweden



• Paclitaxel Fresenius
  Fresenius Kabi, Switzerland



• Paclitaxel Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Paclitaxel Hospira
  Hospira, Austria; Hospira, Belgium; Hospira, France; Hospira, Netherlands; Hospira, Norway; Hospira, Slovakia; Hospira Nordic, Sweden



• Paclitaxel Iwa
  Iwa, Estonia



• Paclitaxel Kabi
  Fresenius, Germany; Fresenius, France



• Paclitaxel Lachema
  Pliva, Czech Republic; Pliva, Czech Republic



• Paclitaxel Mayne
  Hospira, Luxembourg; Mayne, Denmark; Mayne, Estonia; Mayne, Spain; Mayne, Finland; Mayne, Hungary; Mayne, Ireland



• Paclitaxel Meda
  Meda, Denmark



• Paclitaxel Merck
  Merck, Hungary; Merck Genericos, Spain



• Paclitaxel Microsules
  Microsules, Argentina



• Paclitaxel Mylan
  Mylan, Belgium; Mylan, Switzerland; Mylan, France; Mylan, Italy; Mylan, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Normon
  Normon, Spain



• Paclitaxel onkovis
  Onkovis, Germany



• Paclitaxel PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Pharmachemie
  Pharmachemie, Austria



• Paclitaxel Pliva
  IWA, Hungary; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva, Lithuania; Pliva, Latvia



• Paclitaxel Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Spain; Ratiopharm, Italy; Ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Rontag
  Rontag, Argentina



• Paclitaxel Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Colombia; Sandoz, France



• Paclitaxel Servycal
  Servycal, Argentina



• Paclitaxel Stada
  Stada, Spain



• Paclitaxel Stragen
  Stragen, Germany; Stragen, Denmark; Stragen Nordic, Netherlands



• Paclitaxel Teva
  Pharmachemie, Latvia; Teva, Estonia; Teva, Spain; Teva, Hungary; Teva, Italy; Teva, Sweden; Teva, Slovakia; Teva Santé, France



• Paclitaxel Varifarma
  Varifarma, Argentina



• Paclitaxel Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Paclitaxel
  Accord, United States; Actavis, United States; Amex, Peru; Arzneimittelwerk Dresden, Poland; Baxter, Chile; Bedford, United States; Biolyse, Israel; Ebewe, United States; Fresenius Kabi Oncology, United States; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United States; Kampar, Chile; Mayne, United States; Mylan, United States; Nippon Kayaku, Japan; Omega, Romania; Pharmachemie, Norway; Pliva, United States; Providens, Croatia (Hrvatska); Servycal, Peru; Teva USA, United States; UDL, United States



• Paclitaxel-Actavis
  Actavis, Austria; Actavis, Germany; Actavis, Estonia; Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis, Latvia



• Paclitaxel-EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Paclitaxel-GRY
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Paclitaxel-Lans
  Verofarm, Georgia; Verofarm, Russian Federation



• Paclitaxel-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Paclitaxel-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Czech Republic; Ratiopharm, Germany



• Paclitaxel-Teva
  Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Lithuania; Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Paclitaxin
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands; Pharmachemie, Slovenia; Teva, Belgium



• Pacliteva
  Teva, Argentina



• Paklitaxfil
  Filaxis, Argentina



• Panataxel
  Bagó, Ecuador; Bioprofarma, Argentina



• Parexel
  Tecnofarma, Colombia; Tecnofarma, Peru; Zodiac, Brazil



• Paxus
  Kalbe, Indonesia; Kalbe Farma, Myanmar



• Pentoxol
  Neoraxis, Chile



• Phyxol
  Sinphar, Taiwan



• Placlitax
  Biotoscana, Colombia



• Poltaxel
  Polfa Tarchomin, Poland



• Praxel
  Chile, Chile; Lemery, Mexico; Lemery, Peru



• Praxene
  Norton Healthcare, Slovenia



• Ribotax
  Hikma, Germany



• Sindaxel
  Actavis, Georgia; Sindan, Poland; Sindan, Romania; Sindan, Slovakia



• Tarvexol
  Novartis, Brazil; Sandoz, Argentina



• Taxocris
  LKM, Argentina



• Taxodiol
  Tecnofarma, Chile



• TaxoGal
  Galenika, Serbia



• Taxol
  Bristol Meyers Squibb, Latvia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Argentina; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Austria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Australia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bulgaria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Canada; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Switzerland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cote D'ivoire; Bristol-Myers Squibb, China; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Algeria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Estonia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Spain; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, France; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gabon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Georgia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinea; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Greece; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hungary; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Indonesia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Iceland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Italy; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Japan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lithuania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mali; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritius; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Niger; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Zealand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philippines; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Poland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Romania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Serbia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Russian Federation; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovenia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Senegal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chad; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Togo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Thailand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tunisia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Turkey; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa; PharmaSwiss, Slovenia



• Taxomedac
  Medac, Germany



• Taycovit
  Ivax, Argentina; Ivax, Peru



• Teva-Paclitaxel
  Pharmachemie, South Africa



• Unitaxel
  Korea United Pharm, Georgia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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