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Indications

High Alert

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

CV: peripheral edema, CARDIAC TAMPONADE, PERICARDIAL EFFUSION.

Derm: alopecia, edema, rash, ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS (AGEP), dermatitis, desquamation, erythema, nail disorders, STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME (SJS), TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS (TEN).

EENT: cystoid macular edema.

GI: diarrhea, nausea, stomatitis, vomiting, ASCITES, ENTEROCOLITIS, NEUTROPENIC COLITIS.

GU: ↓ fertility (males), amenorrhea.

Hemat: anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia.

Local: injection site reactions.

MS: myalgia, arthralgia.

Neuro: fatigue, weakness, alcohol intoxication, neurosensory deficits, peripheral neuropathy.

Resp: ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, bronchospasm, dyspnea, INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE, PULMONARY EDEMA, PULMONARY FIBROSIS.

Misc: HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS (INCLUDING ANAPHYLAXIS), MALIGNANCY (INCLUDING LEUKEMIAS, MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME, NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA, AND RENAL CANCER), tumor lysis syndrome.

Interactions

Drug-Drug:

Availability

(Generic available)

Route/Dosage

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US Brand Names

Taxotere

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: antineoplastics

Pharmacologic Classification: taxoids

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: IV administration results in complete bioavailability.

Distribution: Widely distributed to tissues.

Metabolism/Excretion: Extensively metabolized by the liver via the CYP3A isoenzyme; metabolites undergo fecal elimination.

Half-life: 116 hr.

Time/Action Profile

(effect on blood counts)

ROUTEONSETPEAKDURATION
IVrapid5–9 days7 days

Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

doe-se-TAX-el audio

Code

NDC Code*