Capecitabine Medac
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- Prescription status not stated
- Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
- Active substance
- Capecitabine
- Made by
- medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH
- Source
- Official label
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What it is for
- Capecitabine Medac is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients following surgery of stage-III (Dukes’ stage-C) colon cancer. Capecitabine Medac is indicated for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Capecitabine Medac is indicated for first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer in combination with a platinum-based regimen. Capecitabine Medac in combination with docetaxel is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline. Capecitabine Medac is also indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of taxanes and an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen or for whom further anthracycline therapy is not indicated.
From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency
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Details
| Made by | medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Capecitabine |
| Used in | Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Classification | L01BC06 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Generic | Yes — a generic medicine, according to the register |
| Authorised on | 2012-11-19 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2025-05-02 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/002568 |
Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.