PEPAXTI Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion Ref.[109368] Active ingredients: Melphalan

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2024  Publisher: Oncopeptides AB (publ), Luntmakargatan 46, 111 37 Stockholm, Sweden

Product name and form

Pepaxti 20 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion.

Pharmaceutical Form

Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (powder for concentrate).

Lyophilised white to off-white powder.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

One vial of powder contains 20 mg melphalan flufenamide (as hydrochloride).

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Melphalan

Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent. Formation of carbonium intermediates from each of the two bis-2-chloroethyl groups enables alkylation through covalent binding with the 7-nitrogen of guanine on DNA, cross-linking the two DNA strands and thereby preventing cell replication.

List of Excipients

Sucrose

Pack sizes and marketing

50 mL Type 1 glass vial sealed with chlorobutyl rubber stopper and aluminium overseal with a plastic removable cap containing 20 mg powder. Pack size of 1 vial.

Marketing authorization holder

Oncopeptides AB (publ), Luntmakargatan 46, 111 37 Stockholm, Sweden

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/22/1669/001

Date of first authorisation: 17 August 2022

Drugs

Drug Countries
PEPAXTI Austria, Estonia, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania

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