TRUXIMA Concentrate for solution for infusion Ref.[7416] Active ingredients: Rituximab

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: Celltrion Healthcare Hungary Kft., 1062 Budapest, Váci út 1-3. WestEnd Office Building B torony, Hungary

Product name and form

Truxima 100 mg concentrate for solution for infusion.

Pharmaceutical Form

Concentrate for solution for infusion.

Clear, colourless liquid.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each vial contains 100 mg of rituximab.

Each mL of concentrate contains 10 mg of rituximab.

Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric mouse/human monoclonal antibody representing a glycosylated immunoglobulin with human IgG1 constant regions and murine light-chain and heavy-chain variable region sequences. The antibody is produced by mammalian (Chinese hamster ovary) cell suspension culture and purified by affinity chromatography and ion exchange, including specific viral inactivation and removal procedures.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Rituximab

Rituximab binds specifically to the transmembrane antigen, CD20, a non-glycosylated phosphoprotein, located on pre-B and mature B lymphocytes. The antigen is expressed on >95% of all B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas.

List of Excipients

Sodium chloride
Tri-sodium citrate dihydrate
Polysorbate 80
Water for injections

Pack sizes and marketing

Clear Type I glass vials with butyl rubber stopper containing 100 mg of rituximab in 10 mL. Pack of 2 vials.

Marketing authorization holder

Celltrion Healthcare Hungary Kft., 1062 Budapest, Váci út 1-3. WestEnd Office Building B torony, Hungary

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/16/1167/002

Date of first authorisation: 17 February 2017

Drugs

Drug Countries
TRUXIMA Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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