Doxorubicin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Doxorubicin (doxorubicin systemic) is a member of the drug class antibiotics/antineoplastics and is used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia, Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovarian Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stomach Cancer, Thyroid Cancer and Wilms' Tumor.

US matches:

• Doxorubicin


• Doxorubicin Liposomal


• Doxorubicin Intravenous


• Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome Intravenous


• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride


• Doxorubicin, Conventional


• Doxorubicin, Liposomal

UK matches:

• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 2mg/ml solution for infusion (hameln) (SPC)
• Doxorubicin hydrochloride 50mg Powder for Injection (SPC)
• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride for Injection 10 mg and 50 mg (SPC)
• Doxorubicin Rapid Dissolution (SPC)
• Doxorubicin Solution for Injection (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01DB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0023214-92-8

Chemical Formula

C27-H29-N-O11

Molecular Weight

543

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic antibacterial

Chemical Name

5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-

Foreign Names

• Doxorubicinum (Latin)
• Doxorubicin (German)
• Doxorubicine (French)
• Doxorubicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Doxorubicin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Doxorubicina (OS: DCIT)
• Doxorubicine (OS: DCF)
• ADM (IS)
• Adryamicin (IS)
• DOX (IS)
• FI 106 (IS)
• Hydroxy-14 daunomycine (IS)
• Hydroxydaunorubicin (IS)
• NSC 123127 (IS)
• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XV)
• Doxorubicine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Doxorubicinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Doxorubicini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Adriamycin
  Pfizer, New Zealand



• Adriblastina RD
  Pharmacia, Poland



• Adriblastina
  Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Tunisia



• Adrim
  Biogalenic, Venezuela



• Caelyx
  Schering-Plough, Portugal



• Dicladox
  Ivax, Argentina; Ivax, Peru



• Doxonolver
  Nolver, Venezuela



• Doxopeg
  Raffo, Argentina



• Doxorrubicina Farma-Aps
  Aps, Portugal



• Doxorubicin Ebewe
  Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe, Tunisia; Ebewe, Vietnam; InterPharma, New Zealand



• Doxorubicin
  Mayne, Ireland; Pharmachemie, Peru



• Doxorubicina Doxolem
  Lemery, Peru



• Doxorubicina
  Baxter, Chile; Kampar, Chile; Pfizer, Peru; Servycal, Peru



• Doxorubicin-KMP
  Arterium, Georgia



• Robanul
  Richmond, Peru



• Adriablastina
  Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina



• Adriacin
  Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan



• Adriamycin RDF
  Pfizer, United States



• Adriamycin
  Bedford, United States; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, Singapore



• Adriamycin PFS
  Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, United States



• Adriblastin
  Abic, Israel; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Germany



• Adriblastina CS
  Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Czech Republic



• Adriblastina PFS
  Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Romania; Pharmacia Enterprises, Slovakia; Sindan, Romania



• Adriblastina RD
  Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Serbia; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, Vietnam; Sindan, Romania



• Adriblastina RTU
  Pfizer, Chile



• Adriblastina
  Deva, Turkey; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer Pharma, Ethiopia; Pharmacia, Bahrain; Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Luxembourg; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Georgia



• Adriblastine
  Pfizer, France



• Adricin
  Korea United Pharm, Georgia; Novell, Indonesia



• Adrim
  Dabur, Georgia; Dabur, India; Dabur, Sri Lanka; Dabur, Myanmar; Dabur, Philippines



• Adrimedac
  Medac, Germany; Medac, Luxembourg; Medac, Poland



• Biorrub
  Biosintética, Brazil



• Biorubina
  Inst. Biotechn. i Antybiotykow, Poland



• Caelyx
  Bayer Schering, Iran; Essex, Germany; Essex Chemie, Switzerland; Kirby, Ecuador; Schering, United Arab Emirates; Schering, Egypt; Schering, Iraq; Schering, Jordan; Schering, Kuwait; Schering, Lebanon; Schering, Qatar; Schering, Saudi Arabia; Schering, Yemen; Schering-Plough, Argentina; Schering-Plough, Australia; Schering-Plough, Bangladesh; Schering-Plough, Belgium; Schering-Plough, Bahrain; Schering-Plough, Brazil; Schering-Plough, Canada; Schering-Plough, Chile; Schering-Plough, Costa Rica; Schering-Plough, Czech Republic; Schering-Plough, Dominican Republic; Schering-Plough, Spain; Schering-Plough, Finland; Schering-Plough, France; Schering-Plough, United Kingdom; Schering-Plough, Greece; Schering-Plough, Guatemala; Schering-Plough, Hong Kong; Schering-Plough, Honduras; Schering-Plough, Hungary; Schering-Plough, Indonesia; Schering-Plough, Ireland; Schering-Plough, Iceland; Schering-Plough, Italy; Schering-Plough, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough, Mexico; Schering-Plough, Malaysia; Schering-Plough, Nicaragua; Schering-Plough, Norway; Schering-Plough, New Zealand; Schering-Plough, Oman; Schering-Plough, Panama; Schering-Plough, Peru; Schering-Plough, Philippines; Schering-Plough, Romania; Schering-Plough, Serbia; Schering-Plough, Russian Federation; Schering-Plough, Sweden; Schering-Plough, Singapore; Schering-Plough, Slovenia; Schering-Plough, Slovakia; Schering-Plough, El Salvador; Schering-Plough, Syria; Schering-Plough, Thailand; Schering-Plough, Turkey; Schering-Plough, Taiwan; Schering-Plough, Venezuela; Schering-Plough, South Africa; SP Europe, Austria; SP Europe, Denmark; SP Europe, Netherlands



• Colhidrol
  Teva, Argentina



• Daxotel
  Chile, Chile



• Doxil
  Alza, Israel; Ortho Biotech, United States



• Doxo Ebewe
  OncoCorp, Germany



• Doxo-cell
  Cell pharm, Germany; Eurogenerics, Luxembourg; Stada, Austria



• Doxocris
  LKM, Argentina



• Doxokebir
  Aspen, Argentina



• Doxolem
  Lemery, Peru; Lemery, Romania; Medicom, Czech Republic; Zodiac, Brazil



• Doxopeg
  Asofarma, Mexico; Tecnofarma, Chile



• Doxorrubicina Delta Farma
  Delta Farma, Argentina



• Doxorubicin Actavis
  Actavis, Switzerland



• Doxorubicin APP
  Abraxis, Switzerland



• Doxorubicin Bendalis
  Bendalis, Germany



• Doxorubicin Ebewe
  Ebewe, Austria; Ebewe, Bulgaria; Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Hungary; Ebewe, Indonesia; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Myanmar; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Romania; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Russian Federation; Ferron, Indonesia; Sandoz, Switzerland; Würth, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Doxorubicin Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride DBL
  Hospira, Indonesia; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Ebewe
  Pharmanel, Greece



• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
  APP, United States; Baxter, United States; Bedford, United States; Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, New Zealand; Hospira, Singapore; Meiji, China; Pharmachemie, United States; Sicor, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride-Shantou Meiji
  Shantou Meiji, China



• Doxorubicin Kalbe
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Doxorubicin Lachema
  Lachema, Czech Republic; Pliva, Latvia



• Doxorubicin Meda
  Meda, Denmark; Meda, Sweden



• Doxorubicin Meiji
  Biochem, India



• Doxorubicin NC
  NeoCorp, Germany



• Doxorubicin PCH
  Pharmachemie, South Africa



• Doxorubicin Pfizer
  Pfizer, Philippines



• Doxorubicin Pharmachemie
  Pharmachemie, Sri Lanka



• Doxorubicin Pharmacia
  Pfizer, Vietnam



• Doxorubicin Pliva
  Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva, Slovenia; Pliva, Slovakia



• Doxorubicin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Doxorubicin Stada
  Cell Pharm, Bulgaria; Stada, Austria



• Doxorubicin Teva
  Providens, Croatia (Hrvatska); Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Hungary; Teva, Israel; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Latvia; Teva, Romania; Teva, Sweden; Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Doxorubicin
  Chemipharm, Greece; Combiphar, Indonesia; Khandelwal, India; Mayne, Ireland; Meda, Norway; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Malta; Pharmachemie, Iceland; Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina



• Doxorubicin (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Doxorubicina Asofarma
  Raffo, Argentina



• Doxorubicina Ebewe
  Ebewe, Italy



• Doxorubicina Ferrer Farm
  Ferrer, Spain



• Doxorubicina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina



• Doxorubicina Gador
  Gador, Argentina



• Doxorubicina Rontag
  Rontag, Argentina



• Doxorubicina RU
  World Pharma, Peru



• Doxorubicina Servycal
  Servycal, Argentina



• Doxorubicina Tedec
  Tedec Meiji, Spain



• Doxorubicina
  Pfizer, Chile



• Doxorubicine Actavis
  Actavis, France



• Doxorubicine Baxter
  Baxter, France



• Doxorubicine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Doxorubicine Dakota Pharm
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Doxorubicine Ebewe
  Ebewe, Belgium; Ebewe, France; Ebewe, Netherlands



• Doxorubicine G Gam
  Sandoz, France



• Doxorubicine HCl Kohne
  Kohne, Netherlands



• Doxorubicine HCl Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Doxorubicine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Doxorubicine Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Doxorubin
  Emporio, Slovenia; Khandelwal, Myanmar; Medac, United Arab Emirates; Medac, Bahrain; Medac, Egypt; Medac, United Kingdom; Medac, Iraq; Medac, Iran; Medac, Jordan; Medac, Kuwait; Medac, Lebanon; Medac, Oman; Medac, Qatar; Medac, Saudi Arabia; Medac, Syria; Medac, Yemen; Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Malaysia; Pharmachemie, Netherlands; Pharmachemie, Peru; Teva, Belgium



• Doxoteva
  Med, Turkey



• Doxotil
  Genepharm, Greece



• Doxtie
  Armstrong, Mexico; Bagó, Ecuador; Bioprofarma, Argentina



• Farmiblastina
  Pfizer, Spain



• Lipo-dox
  TTY Biopharm, Taiwan



• Myocet
  Cephalon, Germany; Cephalon, Spain; Cephalon, Finland; Cephalon, France; Cephalon, United Kingdom; Cephalon, Hungary; Cephalon, Ireland; Cephalon, Italy; Cephalon, Luxembourg; Cephalon, Sweden; Cephalon, Slovakia; Cephalon Pharma, Denmark; Elan, Netherlands; Elan, Norway; Wyeth, Greece; Zeneus, Austria; Zeneus, Belgium; Zeneus, Czech Republic



• Nagun
  Dosa, Argentina



• Onkostatil
  Microsules, Argentina



• Rastocin
  Pliva, Georgia; Pliva, Poland; Pliva, Russian Federation



• Ribodoxo
  Hikma, Germany



• Roxorin
  Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Peru



• Rubex
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States



• Rubidox
  Medicus, Greece



• Sindroxocin
  Sindan, Romania



• Varidoxo
  Varifarma, Argentina

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
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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