Gemcitabine

In the US, Gemcitabine (gemcitabine systemic) is a member of the drug class antimetabolites and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Metastatic, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer.

US matches:

• Gemcitabine


• Gemcitabine Intravenous


• Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• GEMCITABINE 200 mg, 1g & 2g POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
• Gemcitabine 200mg & 1g powder for solution for infusion (Actavis UK Ltd)
• Gemcitabine 200mg Powder for Solution for Infusion Gemcitabine 1g Powder for Solution for Infusion Gemcitabine 2g Powder for Solution for Infusion (SPC)
• Gemcitabine 38 mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Infusion (SPC)
• Gemcitabine 38 mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Infusion (SPC)
• Gemcitabine 38mg/ml powder for solution for infusion (SPC)
• Gemcitabine Sun 200mg powder for solution for infusion, Gemcitabine Sun 1g powder for solution for infusion (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01BC05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0095058-81-4

Chemical Formula

C9-H11-F2-N3-O4

Molecular Weight

263

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent

Chemical Name

Cytidine, 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluoro-

Foreign Names

• Gemcitabinum (Latin)
• Gemcitabin (German)
• Gemcitabine (French)
• Gemcitabina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Gemcitabine (OS: USAN, BAN)
• LY 188011 (IS: Lilly)
• Gemcitabine for injection (PH: USP 30)
• Gemcitabine Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, USAN)
• Gemcitabine hydrochloride (PH: USP 30, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Gemcitabine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)
• Gemictabini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Citegin
  Egis, Slovakia



• Cytogem
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Dercin
  Egis, Poland; Quinta, Bulgaria



• Gemcit
  Lek, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Gemcitabin Lek
  Lek, Slovenia



• Gemcitabina Sindan
  Sindan, Romania



• Gemcitabine Actavis
  Actavis, France



• Gemcitabine Ebewe
  Ebewe, France



• Gemcitabine Mayne
  Mayne, Lithuania; Mayne, Latvia



• Gemcitabine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Gemcitabine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia



• Gemzar
  ACI, Bangladesh; Lilly, Luxembourg; Lilly, Peru; Lilly, Russian Federation; Lilly, Slovenia; Lilly, Tunisia



• Gestredos
  LKM, Argentina



• Gitrabin
  Actavis, Bulgaria; Sindan, Bulgaria



• Acadic Gemcitabin
  Acadic, Germany



• Antoril
  Teva, Argentina



• Axigem
  Axios, Germany



• Bendacitabin
  Bendalis, Germany



• Cytogem
  Dr Reddys, Sri Lanka; Dr Reddys, Myanmar



• Demozar
  Demo, Greece



• Gemcapyr
  Sandoz, Austria



• Gemci-cell
  Cell pharm, Germany



• Gemcinovine
  Medicopharm, Germany



• Gemcipen
  Elpen, Greece



• Gemcirena
  Fresenius, France



• Gemcitabin Actavis
  Actavis, Austria; Actavis, Switzerland; Actavis, Germany; Actavis, Ireland; Actavis, Sweden



• Gemcitabin aries
  Apocare, Germany



• Gemcitabin cellpharm
  Cell pharm, Germany



• Gemcitabin Cipla
  Celeris, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Gemcitabin Ebewe
  Ebewe, Austria; Meda, Sweden; Sandoz, Switzerland



• Gemcitabin Gry
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Gemcitabin Haemato
  Haemato, Germany



• Gemcitabin Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Gemcitabin Hospira
  Hospira, Germany; Hospira Nordic, Sweden



• Gemcitabin Kabi
  Fresenius, Germany



• Gemcitabin Labatec
  Labatec, Switzerland



• Gemcitabin Mayne
  Hospira, Norway



• Gemcitabin NC
  NeoCorp, Germany



• Gemcitabin onkovis
  Onkovis, Germany



• Gemcitabin Pliva
  Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Gemcitabin Polpharma
  Polpharma, Slovakia



• Gemcitabin Riemser
  Riemser, Germany



• Gemcitabin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Germany



• Gemcitabin Stada
  Stada, Austria; Stada, Slovakia



• Gemcitabin SUN
  SUN Pharmaceuticals, Germany



• Gemcitabin Vipharm
  Vipharm, Germany



• Gemcitabin Xellex
  Xellex, Switzerland



• Gemcitabine Ebewe
  Pharmaco, New Zealand



• Gemcitabine Hospira
  Hospira, France; Hospira, Luxembourg



• Gemcitabine Intas
  Intas, France



• Gemcitabine Medac
  Medac, Finland; Medac, Greece



• Gemcitabine Mylan Pharma
  Mylan, France



• Gemcitabine Sandoz
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland; Sandoz, Slovakia



• Gemcitabine Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Gemcitabine Vianex
  NordMedica, Sweden



• Gemcitabine
  Hospira, Canada; Sandoz, Canada



• Gemcitabin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Austria; Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Gemcitabin-Teva
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Gemcitan
  Mibe, Germany



• Gemcite
  Lilly, India



• Gemedac
  Medac, Germany



• Gemmis
  TTY Biopharm, Taiwan



• Gemnil
  Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Gemtro
  Lilly, Argentina



• Gemzar
  Eli Lilly, Canada; Eli Lilly, United Kingdom; Eli Lilly, Indonesia; Eli Lilly, Japan; Eli Lilly, Malta; Eli Lilly, Netherlands; Eli Lilly, Oman; Eli Lilly, South Africa; Lilly, United Arab Emirates; Lilly, Austria; Lilly, Australia; Lilly, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lilly, Belgium; Lilly, Bulgaria; Lilly, Bahrain; Lilly, Brazil; Lilly, Switzerland; Lilly, Chile; Lilly, Colombia; Lilly, Czech Republic; Lilly, Germany; Lilly, Denmark; Lilly, Estonia; Lilly, Egypt; Lilly, Finland; Lilly, France; Lilly, Greece; Lilly, Hong Kong; Lilly, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lilly, Hungary; Lilly, Ireland; Lilly, Israel; Lilly, Iraq; Lilly, Iran; Lilly, Iceland; Lilly, Italy; Lilly, Jordan; Lilly, Kenya; Lilly, Kuwait; Lilly, Lebanon; Lilly, Sri Lanka; Lilly, Lithuania; Lilly, Luxembourg; Lilly, Latvia; Lilly, Mexico; Lilly, Malaysia; Lilly, Nigeria; Lilly, Norway; Lilly, New Zealand; Lilly, Philippines; Lilly, Poland; Lilly, Portugal; Lilly, Qatar; Lilly, Romania; Lilly, Serbia; Lilly, Russian Federation; Lilly, Saudi Arabia; Lilly, Sweden; Lilly, Singapore; Lilly, Slovenia; Lilly, Slovakia; Lilly, Syria; Lilly, Thailand; Lilly, Turkey; Lilly, Taiwan; Lilly, Tanzania; Lilly, Uganda; Lilly, United States; Lilly, Yemen; Spaly, Spain



• Gezt
  Richmond, Argentina



• Gramagen
  Sandoz, Argentina



• Naruyd
  Richter Gedeon RT, Slovakia



• Ribozar
  Ribosepharm, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
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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