Drug details
Paclitaxel Tablets (paclitaxel)
type of Antineoplastics Antimicrotubular Taxanes
Paclitaxel Injection is a chemotherapy drug indicated as first-line and subsequent therapy for the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the ovary. As first- line therapy, paclitaxel is indicated in combination with cisplatin. Paclitaxel injection is also indicated for the adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast cancer administered sequentially to standard doxorubicin-containing combination chemotherapy, for the treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, and for the second-line treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Paclitaxel injection is available in generic form.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- weakness,
- infections,
- swelling,
- fainting,
- slow heart rate,
- hair loss,
- low white blood cell count (neutropenia),
- feeling unwell (malaise), and
- injection site reactions (including redness, tenderness, skin discoloration, or swelling)
The following drugs are related to Paclitaxel Tablets, either as a replacement or used together:
- Aromasin (exemestane)
- Ayvakit (avapritinib tablets)
- Xeloda (capecitabine)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Taxotere (docetaxel for injection)
- Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride)
- Fareston (toremifene)
- Faslodex (fulvestrant)
- Femara (letrozole)
- Gavreto (pralsetinib capsules)
- Infugem (gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection)
- Zoladex 3.6 (goserelin acetate implant)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb for injection)
- Zepzelca (lurbinectedin for injection)
- Pemfexy (pemetrexed injection for intravenous use)
- Soltamox (tamoxifen citrate)
The following supplements are related to Paclitaxel Tablets, and may be used together with the drug:
- Melatonin (s.)
- Adenosine (s.)
- Coriolus Mushroom (s.)