ETOPOPHOS

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Estonia, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Active ingredients

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

1 Etoposide
UNII 528XYJ8L1N - ETOPOSIDE PHOSPHATE

The main effect of etoposide appears to be at the late S and early G2 portion of the cell cycle in mammalian cells. The predominant macromolecular effect of etoposide seems to be the rupture of the double strand by an interaction with DNA-topoisomerase II or by the formation of free radicals. Etoposide has been shown to cause metaphase arrest in chick fibroblasts.

Read about Etoposide

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
ETOPOPHOS Powder for solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
L01CB01 Etoposide L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products → L01CB Podophyllotoxin derivatives
Discover more medicines within L01CB01

Authorization and marketing

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

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 4428C, 7237X
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1810202, 1852488
Country: FR Base de donnรฉes publique des mรฉdicaments Identifier(s): 65619363
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 117778
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 3482, 9537
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0015-3404, 61269-410

ยฉ All content on this website, including data entry, data processing, decision support tools, "RxReasoner" logo and graphics, is the intellectual property of RxReasoner and is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any part of this content without explicit written permission from RxReasoner is strictly prohibited. Any third-party content used on this site is acknowledged and utilized under fair use principles.