Mercapto 50 mg - (Mercaptopurine) Tablet | Price, Usage, Dosage, and Brand Substitutes with similar Generic (Salt) Composition. - www.genericdrugscan.com
Mercapto (50 mg) [Mercaptopurine]
Drug brand Mercapto (50 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Mercaptopurine. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Tablet and is priced at Rs 95.00 (arround $1.33 US Dollar)| Generic : | Mercaptopurine |
| Pharma Company : | Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt Ltd |
| Brand Label : | Mercapto (50 mg) |
| Preparation Type : | Tablet |
| Single Dose : | 1 Tablet |
| Composition : | Mercaptopurine-50 mg |
| Pack Size/Qty/Vol : | 10 Tablet |
| Price Unit : | Rs 9.5 |
| Price Pack : | Rs 95.00 INR (arround $1.33 US Dollar) |
Drug details for Mercapto (50 mg)
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredient or salt in Mercapto (50 mg) is Mercaptopurine.
Mercaptopurine is used alone or with other chemotherapy drugs to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL; also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute lymphatic leukemia; a type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells). Mercaptopurine is in a class of medications called purine antagonists. It works by stopping the growth of cancer cells.
Mercapto (50 mg) - Mercaptopurine - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Mercapto (50 mg) - Mercaptopurine..
Generic Drug Substitutes for : Mercapto (50 mg)
There are 9 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Mercapto (50 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Mercaptopurine-50 mg).Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Mercaptopurine-50 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one
| Brand | Price (Rs.) | Brand | Price (Rs.) |
| 6 MP (50 mg) | 74.11 | Captomer (50 mg) | 90.00 |
| Empurine (50 mg) | 114.00 | Mercapthol (50 mg) | 75.00 |
| Mercaptopurina (50 mg) | 400.00 | Mercaptopurine (50 mg) | 950.00 |
| Puri Nethol (50 mg) | 201.18 | Purinethol (50 mg) | 545.00 |
| Purinetone (50 mg) | 97.00 |