Epirubicin

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

In the US, Epirubicin (epirubicin systemic) is a member of the drug class antibiotics/antineoplastics and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Adjuvant.

US matches:

• Epirubicin


• Epirubicin Intravenous, Injection


• Epirubicin Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2mg/ml Solution For Injection
• Epirubicin hydrochloride 50mg powder for solution for injection or infusion
• Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg/ml Injection (SPC)
• Epirubicin hydrochloride 2 mg/ml solution for injection (SPC)
• Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2mg/ml Solution For Injection (SPC)
• Epirubicin hydrochloride 2mg/ml solution for injection or infusion (hameln) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01DB03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0056420-45-2

Chemical Formula

C27-H29-N-O11

Molecular Weight

543

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic antibacterial

Chemical Name

(1S,3S)-3-Glycoloyl-1,2,3,4,6,11-hexahydro-3,5,12-trihydroxy-10-methoxy-6,11-dioxo-1-naphthacenyl 3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranoside

Foreign Names

• Epirubicinum (Latin)
• Epirubicin (German)
• Epirubicine (French)
• Epirubicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Epirubicin (OS: BAN)
• Epirubicina (OS: DCIT)
• Épirubicine (OS: DCF)
• 4-EA (IS)
• 4'-epiadriamycin (IS)
• 4'-Epi-doxorubicine (IS)
• IMI 28 (IS: FarmitaliaCarl)
• Pidorubicine (IS)
• Epirubicin Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, USAN, BANM)
• Epirubicin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epirubicine (chlorhydrate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epirubicinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epirubicini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Epidoxorubicina
  Kampar, Chile



• Epirrubicina Dosa
  Dosa, Argentina



• Epirubicin Actavis
  Actavis, Ireland



• Epirubicin Ebewe
  Liba, Turkey



• Epirubicine Ebewe
  Ebewe, Tunisia



• Episindan
  Actavis, Georgia



• Farmorubicin
  Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe



• Farmorubicine
  Pfizer, Tunisia



• Axirubicin-e
  Axios, Germany



• Bendaepi
  Bendalis, Germany



• Bioepicyna
  Inst. Biotechn. i Antybiotykow, Poland



• Cenebir
  Aurora, Greece



• Ciazil
  Genepharm, Greece



• Crisabon
  Teva, Argentina



• Ellence
  Pfizer, United States



• Epi GRY
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Epi Teva
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Epibicin
  Ebewe, Greece



• Epibra
  Santa, Greece



• Epi-Cell
  Cell pharm, Germany; Cell Pharm GmbH, Denmark; Eurogenerics, Luxembourg; Stada, Austria



• Epicin
  TTY Biopharm, Taiwan



• Epidemac
  Medac, Slovakia



• Epidoxo
  LKM, Argentina



• Epifil
  Filaxis, Argentina



• Epikebir
  Aspen, Argentina



• Epilem
  Lemery, Mexico



• Epimedac
  Medac, Germany; Medac, Greece



• Epi-NC
  NeoCorp, Germany



• Epirub
  Alvia, Greece



• Epirubicin Actavis
  Actavis, Switzerland; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis, Slovakia



• Epirubicin Drac
  Dermapharm, Switzerland



• Epirubicin Ebewe
  Ebewe, Austria; Ebewe, Bulgaria; Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Hungary; Ebewe, Indonesia; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Romania; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Russian Federation; Ebewe, Slovenia; Ebewe, Vietnam; Ferron, Indonesia; InterPharma, New Zealand; Meda, Finland; Sandoz, Switzerland; Würth, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Epirubicin ESP Pharma
  Actavis, Bulgaria



• Epirubicin Fresenius Kabi
  Fresenius, Sweden



• Epirubicin Hexal
  Hexal, Germany; Sandoz, South Africa



• Epirubicin Hikma
  Hikma, Austria; Hikma, Slovakia



• Epirubicin Hospira
  Hospira, Belgium



• Epirubicin Hydrochloride
  Actavis, United States; Akorn, United States; APP, United States; Bedford, United States; Ebewe, United States; Fresenius Kabi Oncology, United States; Generamedix, United States; Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States



• Epirubicin Kabi
  Fresenius, Germany



• Epirubicin Kalbe
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Epirubicin Lemery
  Lemery, Sri Lanka



• Epirubicin Mayne
  Hospira, Norway; Mayne, Estonia; Mayne, Latvia



• Epirubicin Meda
  Meda, Denmark; Meda, Sweden



• Epirubicin Medac
  Medac, Finland



• Epirubicin Medicopharm
  Medicopharm, Germany



• Epirubicin Mylan
  Mylan, Slovakia



• Epirubicin O.R.C.A.pharm
  O.R.C.A., Germany



• Epirubicin ONCOtrade
  ONCOtrade, Germany



• Epirubicin onkovis
  Onkovis, Germany



• Epirubicin ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Epirubicin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Epirubicin Teva
  Teva, Sweden



• Epirubicin
  Nippon Kayaku, Japan



• Epirubicina Delta Farma
  Delta Farma, Argentina



• Epirubicina Ebewe
  Ebewe, Italy



• Epirubicina Hospira
  Hospira, Italy



• Epirubicina Mayne
  Mayne, Spain



• Epirubicina Microsules
  Microsules, Argentina



• Epirubicina
  World Pharma, Peru



• Epirubicin-Actavis
  Actavis, Austria; Actavis, Germany



• Epirubicine Actavis
  Actavis, France



• Epirubicine Biolid
  Intsel Chimos, France



• Epirubicine Ebewe
  Ebewe, France; Ebewe, Netherlands



• Epirubicine Generics
  Generics, Greece



• Epirubicine HCL ActavisGroup
  Actavis Group, Netherlands



• Epirubicine HCl CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Epirubicine HCL Hameln
  Hameln, Netherlands



• Epirubicine HCL Hikma
  Hikma Farmaceutica, Netherlands



• epirubicine HCL PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Epirubicine Hospira
  Hospira, France



• Epirubicine Intsel Chimos
  Intsel Chimos, France



• Epirubicine Kabi
  Fresenius, France



• Epirubicine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Epirubicine Panpharma
  Panpharma, France



• Epirubicine Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Epirubicine Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Epirubicine Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Epirubicin-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Epirubicin-Teva
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Episachs
  Oncosachs, Germany



• Episindan
  Sindan, Bulgaria; Sindan, Romania



• Epithra
  Glenmark, India



• Eurorubicin
  Labpharm, Ethiopia



• Farmorubicin
  Actavis, Bulgaria; Deva, Turkey; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Georgia; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Serbia; Pfizer, Russian Federation; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Slovakia; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, Vietnam; Pfizer, South Africa; Pharmacia, Bahrain; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Sri Lanka; Sindan, Romania; US Pharmacia, Poland



• Farmorubicin RTU
  Pfizer, Japan



• Farmorubicina
  Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Spain; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Portugal



• Farmorubicine Cytosafe
  Pfizer, Netherlands



• Farmorubicine Cytovial
  Pfizer, Luxembourg



• Farmorubicine
  Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Netherlands



• Favicin
  Cryopharma, Mexico



• Megarubicin
  Opus®, Greece



• Pharmorubicin
  Pfizer, United Arab Emirates; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Egypt; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Iraq; Pfizer, Iran; Pfizer, Jordan; Pfizer, Kuwait; Pfizer, Lebanon; Pfizer, Malta; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Qatar; Pfizer, Saudi Arabia; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Syria; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, Yemen; Pharmacia, China



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



• Riboepi
  Hikma, Germany



• Robanul
  Richmond, Argentina



• Rubina
  Eurofarma, Brazil



• Tecnomax
  Zodiac, Brazil



• Tevarubicin
  Pharmachemie, Bulgaria

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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