Imatinib medac 100 mg (400 mg) hard capsules

Each hard cpasule contains 100 mg (400 mg ) of imatinib.

Imatinib medac is indicated for the treatment of
  • paediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl) positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) for whom bone marrow transplantation is not considered as the first line of treatment.
  • paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy, or in accelerated phase.
  • adult and paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in blast crisis.
  • adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) integrated with chemotherapy.
  • adult patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ ALL as monotherapy.
  • adult patients with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) associated with platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) gene re-arrangements.
  • adult patients with advanced hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL) with FIP1L1-PDGFRα rearrangement.
  • adult patients with unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) and adult patients with recurrent and/or metastatic DFSP who are not eligible for surgery.
The effect of imatinib on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation has not been determined.

Pack sizes:
100 mg N60
400 mg N30