Drug brand Zavedos (5 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Pharmacia India Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Idarubicin. This drug comes in the form of Injection. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 1 Vial and is priced at Rs 5.00 (arround $0.07 US Dollar)
The main active ingredient or salt in Zavedos (5 mg) is Idarubicin.
Idarubicin is used treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells) in combination with other medications. Idarubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body.
Zavedos (5 mg) - Idarubicin - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Zavedos (5 mg) - Idarubicin..
Generic Drug Substitutes for : Zavedos (5 mg)
There are 1 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Zavedos (5 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Idarubicin-5 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. Idarubicin-5 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one