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  • ERLOTINIB TARO
    / Taro International Ltd


    Active Ingredient
    Erlotinib 25 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg

    Status in Israel
    RX

    Presentation and Status in Health Basket

    Presentation Basket Yarpa Pharmasoft

    Film Coated Tablets

    30 x 25 mg

    partial basket chart

    Film Coated Tablets

    30 x 100 mg

    partial basket chart 16003 5756

    Film Coated Tablets

    30 x 150 mg

    partial basket chart 15996 5755

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    Dosage

    Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    The recommended daily dose of Erlotinib is 150 mg taken at least one hour before or two hours after the ingestion of food.
    Pancreatic cancer
    The recommended daily dose of Erlotinib is 100 mg taken at least one hour before or two hours after the ingestion of food, in combination with gemcitabine.
    Please refer to the license holder for further details.


    Indications

    NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer):
    * First line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC if the cancer cells express mutations in EGFR.
    * Maintenance treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC if the cancer cells express mutations in EGFR and the disease remains largely unchanged after initial chemotherapy treatment.
    * Treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC if at least one previous chemotherapy treatment was unsuccessful in stopping the disease.
    Pancreatic cancer:
    * First line treatment in patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer, in combination with gemcitabine.


    Contra-Indications

    Hypersensitivity to erlotinib or to any of the excipients


    Special Precautions

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Side Effects

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Drug interactions

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Pregnancy and Lactation

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Overdose

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Manufacturer
    Synthon Chile Ltda
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