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Product name
Date released
DBL Bortezomib Powder for Injection
23 Feb 2023
DBL Bortezomib Powder for Injection is used to treat
multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow)
mantle cell lymphoma (a type of cancer affecting the lymph nodes)
This medicine belongs to a group of drugs called antineoplastic or cytotoxic medicines.
These medicines are used to kill cancer cells.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you.
This medicine is not addictive and is available only with a doctor's prescription.
neuroblastoma (a cancer of the nerves and adrenal glands)
a type of cancer called sarcoma.
Carboplatin belongs to a group of medicines called antineoplastic or cytotoxic medicines.
You may also hear of these being called chemotherapy medicines. This medicine is classified
as a platinum-complex cytotoxic.
It works by killing cancer cells and/or stopping cancer cells from growing and multiplying.
DBL Carboplatin Injection is often used in combination with other medicines to treat
cancer.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is not addictive.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
DBL Cefotaxime Sodium is an antibiotic used to treat infections of the:
kidneys and bladder
blood (septicaemia)
skin and flesh immediately under the skin
bones
heart valves
brain (meningitis)
abdomen (peritonitis)
some sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhoea).
It is also used to prevent infections before, during and after surgery.
Cefotaxime will not work against infections caused by viruses such as colds or the
flu.
Cefotaxime belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins (kef-a-loe-SPOR-ins).
These antibiotics work by killing the bacteria that are causing your infection.
Your doctor may have prescribed cefotaxime for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why cefotaxime has been prescribed
for you.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
DBL Cisplatin Injection belongs to a group of medicines known as antineoplastic or
cytotoxic agents. You may also hear it referred to as a chemotherapy medicine.
This medicine is used to treat:
testicular cancer
ovarian cancer
bladder cancer
cancer of the head and neck
DBL Cisplatin Injection is a platinum-containing medicine and is used as an anticancer
drug to interfere with the growth of cancer cells and eventually destroy them. Cancer
cells are like normal cells which have changed so that they grow out of control in
the body. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be affected by cisplatin,
other effects may also occur (see Side Effects).
DBL Cisplatin Injection may be used alone or with other anticancer therapies.
DBL Cisplatin Injection has been chosen as your therapy, as the benefits of treatment
are expected to be greater than the unwanted or side effects.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.
Cytarabine belongs to a group of medicines known as antineoplastic or cytotoxic agents.
You may also hear it referred to as a chemotherapy medicine.
Cytarabine is classified as an antimetabolite. It interferes with the growth of cancer
cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal body cells may also
be affected by cytarabine, other effects may also occur (see Side Effects).
Cytarabine is most often used in combination with other medicines to treat cancer
(especially leukaemias).
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why DBL Cytarabine Injection has been
prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
Dacarbazine belongs to a group of medicines known as antineoplastic or cytotoxic agents.
You may also hear it referred to as a chemotherapy medicine. Dacarbazine belongs to
a group of cytotoxics known as 'alkylating agents'.
Dacarbazine works by killing cancer cells and stopping cancer cells from growing and
multiplying.
DBL Dacarbazine for Injection is used to treat some types of melanomas (skin cancers)
and a type of cancer called sarcoma.
Your doctor may have prescribed DBL Dacarbazine for Injection for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why DBL Dacarbazine for Injection
has been prescribed for you.
This medicine may be used in combination with other medicines to treat cancer.
DBL Dacarbazine for Injection is available only with a doctor’s prescription.
Desferrioxamine mesilate is a binding agent which is used to remove excess iron from
the body, thereby reducing damage that excess iron may cause. This may be necessary
after poisoning with iron containing medicines or in certain patients with anaemia
who receive many blood transfusions.
Desferrioxamine mesilate works by binding with the iron in the bloodstream. The bound
compound can then be removed from the body.
Your doctor may have prescribed desferrioxamine mesilate for another reason. Ask your
doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
Desferrioxamine mesilate is not addictive.
Desferrioxamine mesilate may be used in children but growth may be affected after
prolonged treatment. Ask your doctor for further information.
This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.
Dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium) is a glucocorticoid and belongs to a group of
medicines called corticosteroids. It may be used to treat an inactive or underactive
adrenal gland or to treat a number of different diseases such as certain immune disorders
and skin problems, asthma or arthritis. Corticosteroids reduce inflammation, one of
the body’s reactions to injury. Except for its use in the treatment of underactive
adrenal glands, dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium) does not cure disease; it treats
the symptoms.
Your doctor may have prescribed DBL Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection for another
reason. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why DBL Dexamethasone Sodium
Phosphate Injection has been prescribed for you.
DBL Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection is not addictive.
This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.
Do not start treatment if you have ever had an allergic reaction to DBL Diazepam Injection,
or any medicine in the benzodiazepine group, or any of the ingredients listed at the
end of the CMI.
Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines,
or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
