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CAPECITABINE

NAPROCAP

Prescription Drug
Formulation
Where to buy

Mercury Drug; Watson; SouthStar Drug; Rose Pharmacy

Capecitabine 500mg Film Coated Tablet

Dosage

1,250 mg/m2 bid for 2 wk followed by 1-wk rest period given as 3-wk cycles. Combination w/ docetaxel: 1,250 mg/m2 bid for 2 wk followed by 1-wk rest period + docetaxel 75 mg/m2 1 hr IV infusion every 3 wk.

Availability: Box of 10's

Indication

Single agent for adjuvant treatment in patients w/ Dukes C colon cancer who have undergone complete resection of the primary tumor when treatment w/ fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Treatment of patients w/ metastatic breast cancer after failure of prior anthracycline-containing chemotherapy.

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