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How to Take Cytarabine and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Janani Priya, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on Mar 22, 2011

It comes as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare into the vein.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

IV/SC- The recommended dose is 100 mg/m²/day (days 1 to 7) or 100 mg/m² IV every 12 hours (days 1 to 7).

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Cytarabine

This medication is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Cytarabine

India :

Arasid | Oncotar (500mg/5mL) | Biobin | Remcyta (100mg) | Cytabin (100mg) | Cytrosar | Cytabin | Cytarine | Cytarine | Cytabin

International :

Cytosar-U, DepoCyt

Last Updated on Mar 22, 2011

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