Paxene
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- Prescription status not stated
- Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
- Active substance
- Paclitaxel
- Made by
- Norton Healthcare Ltd.
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
- Paxene is indicated for the treatment of patients with: advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) who have failed prior liposomal anthracycline therapy; metastatic carcinoma of the breast (MBC) who have failed, or are not candidates for standard anthracycline-containing therapy; advanced carcinoma of the ovary (AOC) or with residual disease (> 1 cm) after initial laparotomy, in combination with cisplatin as first-line treatment; metastatic carcinoma of the ovary (MOC) after failure of platinum-containing combination therapy without taxanes as second-line treatment; non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy, in combination with cisplatin. Limited efficacy data supports this indication (see section 5.1).
From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
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Details
| Made by | Norton Healthcare Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Paclitaxel |
| Used in | Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Classification | L01CD01 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Authorised on | 1999-07-19 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2010-03-22 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/000216 |
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.