Product Description

Topotecan:-

Topotecan is an anti-cancer (antineoplastic or cytotoxic) chemotherapy drug. This medication is classified as an topoisomerase 1 inhibitor. Hycamtin.

Topotecan may be given as a drip (infusion) in one of the following ways:

• by injection into a vein (intravenously), through a fine tube inserted into a vein, usually in the back of your hand (cannula)
• through a fine, plastic tube inserted under the skin and into a vein near your collarbone (central line)
• into a fine tube inserted into a vein in the crook of your arm (PICC line).

The infusion takes approximately 30 minutes. Topotecan can also be taken as capsules that should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. The capsules can be taken with or without food. Your doctor may want you to take a combination of 0.25mg and 1mg capsules. You need to make sure you're taking the right dose and that you don't take too much or too little.