ABRAXANE

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug ABRAXANE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII P88XT4IS4D - PACLITAXEL
 

Paclitaxel is an antimicrotubule agent that promotes the assembly of microtubules from tubulin dimers and stabilises microtubules by preventing depolymerisation. This stability results in the inhibition of the normal dynamic reorganisation of the microtubule network that is essential for vital interphase and mitotic cellular functions.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 ABRAXANE Powder for suspension for infusion MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
L01CD01 Paclitaxel L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products → L01CD Taxanes
Discover more medicines within L01CD01

Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 10150F, 10165B, 4531L, 7270P
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 562417080000007
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02281066
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 299-MEE-0514
EE Ravimiamet 1342998, 1636309
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 07428001
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 397641
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 68739019
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 201590
HK Department of Health Drug Office 62459
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 7936
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1032063, 1072784
NL Z-Index G-Standaard 15690172
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 98957
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 14039
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100265356
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W69520001
SG Health Sciences Authority 14532P
US FDA, National Drug Code 68817-134
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 50/26/0182

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