Cytosine Arabinoside (Cytarabine)

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Acute leukaemias, lymphosarcomas. Leukaemic meningitis

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Hepatic and renal impairment, Severe infections, preexisting drug induced bone marrow suppression. Monitor WBC, platelet counts and blood uric acid frequently. Assess renal and hepatic function periodically.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Bone marrow suppression, GIT disturbances. Hepatic and renal dysfunction. Neuro toxicity, rashes, oral and anal ulceration, anaphylactoid reactions, convulsions with cerebellar dysfunction, respiratory dystress syndrome.

Drug Category/Class

Cytosine Arabinoside (cytarabine) has 43 Brands listed


Arasid (100 mg)Arasid (1000 mg)
Arasid (500 mg)Biobin (100 mg)
Biobin (1000 mg)Biobin (500 mg)
Cancyt (100 mg)Cancyt (1000 mg)
Cancyt (500 mg)Cybin PF (100 mg)
Cybin PF (1000 mg)Cybin PF (500 mg)
Cytabin (100 mg)Cytabin (1000 mg)
Cytabin (500 mg)Cytalon (100 mg)
Cytalon (1000 mg)Cytalon (500 mg)
Cytaneon (100 mg)Cytaneon (1000 mg)
Cytaneon (500 mg)Cytarabine (100 mg)
Cytarabine (100 mg) (Pharmacia)Cytarabine (1000 mg)
Cytarabine (500 mg)Cytaraside (100 mg)
Cytaraside (1000 mg)Cytaraside (500 mg)
Cytares (100 mg)Cytares (1000 mg)
Cytares (500 mg)Cytarine (100 mg)
Cytarine (1000 mg)Cytarine (500 mg)
Cytraz (100 mg)Cytraz (1000 mg)
Cytraz (500 mg)Cytrosar (100 mg)
Cytrosar (1000 mg)Cytrosar (500 mg)
Remcyta (100 mg)Remcyta (1000 mg)
Remcyta (500 mg)

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