Doxorubicin (International)
In the US, Doxorubicin (doxorubicin systemic) is a member of the drug class antibiotics/antineoplastics and is used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia, Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Cancer, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovarian Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stomach Cancer, Thyroid Cancer and Wilms' Tumor.
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Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L01DB01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0023214-92-8
Chemical Formula
C27-H29-N-O11
Molecular Weight
544
Therapeutic Category
Antineoplastic agent: Cytotoxic antibacterial from the group of anthracyclines
Chemical Name
5,12-Naphtacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-metoxy-, (8S-cis)-
Foreign Names
- Doxorubicinum (Latin)
- Doxorubicin (German)
- Doxorubicine (French)
- Doxorubicina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Doxorubicin (OS: USAN, BAN)
- Doxorubicina (OS: DCIT)
- Doxorubicine (OS: DCF)
- ADM (IS)
- Adryamicin (IS)
- DOX (IS)
- FI 106 (IS)
- Hydroxy-14 daunomycine (IS)
- Hydroxydaunorubicin (IS)
- NSC 123127 (IS)
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Doxorubicin hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Doxorubicine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Doxorubicinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Doxorubicini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
Brand Names
- Adriamycin
Phrmcia, Egypt - Adriblastin 50 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Adriblastina
Pfizer, Uruguay; Pfizer Hellas AE, Cyprus; Phrmcia, Egypt - Adriblastina CS
Pfizer H.C.P., Serbia - Adriblastina PFS
Pharmacia & Upjohn Pty, Lithuania - Adriblastina RD
Actavis, Macedonia - Adriblastine
Pfizer, Tunisia - Adricin
Korea United Pharm, Georgia - Adrim
Biogalenic, Venezuela - Cadria
Cadila, India - Caelyx
Janssen-Cilag, Ecuador; Scherring, Egypt - Cardia
Zydus Cadila, India - Clobate
AC Farma, Peru - Clobenate [+ Clobetasol]
AC Farma, Peru - Daunoblastina
Phrmcia, Egypt - Debdox
Teva, Lithuania - Deldoxin
Pharmacia, Pakistan - Dicladox
Ivax, Argentina - Dobixin
Zydus, India - Doksorubicinas Mylan
Mylan dura, Lithuania - Doxilyd
Celon, India; Seven Pharma, Peru - Doxobin
Umair, Pakistan - Doxocris
LKM Peru, Peru - Doxokebir
Aspen, Argentina; Aspen, Paraguay - Doxolem
Zodiac, Brazil - Doxonolver
Nolver, Venezuela - Doxopeg
FA.PA.SA., Paraguay; Raffo, Argentina; Zodiac, Brazil - Doxorrubicina Clorhidrato Libra
Libra, Paraguay - Doxorrubicina FU
Farmaco Urug., Paraguay - Doxorrubicina HCl Cipla
Cipla, Paraguay - Doxorrubicina Kampar
Laboratorio Kampar, Chile - Doxorubicin
Atco, Pakistan; Baxter, New Zealand; Ebewe, Lebanon - Doxorubicin Accord
Accord, Lithuania - Doxorubicin Actavis
Actavis, Lithuania - Doxorubicin Ebewe
Ebewe, Egypt; Ebewe, Tunisia - Doxorubicina
Oncomed, Peru; Perulab, Peru; Seven Pharma, Peru - Doxorubicina Delta Farma
Delta Farma, Argentina - Doxorubicina Glenmark
Glenmark, Argentina - Doxorubicina Gobbi
Gobbi-Novag, Argentina - Doxorubicina Ima
IMA, Argentina - Doxorubicina Lafedar
Lafedar, Argentina - Doxorubicina Medicamenta
Medicamenta Ecuatoriana, Ecuador - Doxorubicina Pfizer
Pfizer, Ecuador - Doxorubicina Sanderson
Sanderson, Peru - Doxorubicin-Teva
Pharmachemie, Serbia - Doxorubin
Pharmacare, Pakistan - D-Rubicin
Pharmedic, Pakistan - Evorubicin
Wyeth Pharma, Brazil - Fada Doxorubicina
Fada Pharma, Argentina - Fauldoxo
Libbs, Brazil - Libende
Gemabiotech, Argentina - Myocet
Teva Pharma, Cyprus - Nagun
DOSA, Paraguay - Oncodox
Cipla, India - Onkostatil
Microsules, Paraguay - Roxorin
Richmond, Uruguay - Sindroxocin
Actavis D.O.O., Serbia; Actavis International, Vietnam - Tevadox
AHPL, India - Varidoxo
Varifarma, Argentina; Varifarma, Paraguay - Xorucin
Actavis Group, Slovenia - Zodox
Intas, Peru - A.D. Mycin
Boryung Pharma, Thailand; ADP Pharma, Philippines - Abinol [+ Lactose]
FA.PA.SA., Paraguay - Accord Doxorubicin
Accord Healthcare, Australia - ADM
Dong-A, South Korea - Adriacin
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan - Adriamycin
Farmitalia, Kenya; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, India; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd, China - Adriamycin CS
Pfizer, Singapore - Adriblastin
Actavis, Russian Federation; Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Adriblastin 10 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Adriblastin 200 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Adriblastin 50 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Adriblastin RD
Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Adriblastina
Farmitalia, Kuwait; Laboratorio Pfizer de Chile, Chile; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer Italia, Italy; Pharmacia, Pakistan - Adriblastina CS
Pfizer, Czech Republic - Adriblastina PFS
Actavis, Israel; Pfizer, Poland - Adriblastina RD
Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pharmacia, Mexico - Adriblastina-10
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Adriblastina-200
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Adriblastina-50
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Adriblastine 10 mg
Pfizer, France - Adriblastine 10 mg/5 ml
Pfizer, France - Adriblastine 200 mg/ 100 ml
Pfizer, France - Adriblastine 50 mg
Pfizer, France - Adriblastine 50 mg/25 ml
Pfizer, France - Adricin
Korea United, Kenya; Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia - Adrim
Dabur, India; Dabur, Kenya; Fresenius, Philippines; Fresenius Kabi, Thailand; Fresenius Kabi Asia Pacific, Vietnam - Adrimedac 2mg/ml
medac, Germany - Adrimisin
Deva, Georgia - Adrimisin 10 mg
Saba, Turkey - Adrimisin 50 mg
Saba, Turkey - Adrosal
Naprod, Philippines - Arrow Doxorubicin
Actavis, New Zealand - AvaDoxo
Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical, Georgia - Axibin
Korea United Pharma, Philippines - axidoxo
Axios, Germany - Caelyx
Janssen, Denmark; Janssen, Estonia; Janssen, Finland; Janssen, Ireland; Janssen, Iceland; Janssen, Malaysia; Janssen-Cilag, United Kingdom; Janssen-Cilag, Lithuania; Janssen-Cilag International NV, Greece; Janssen-Cilag International NV, Netherlands; J-C Healthcare, Israel; Lex ano, Lithuania - Carcinocin
Kalbe, Indonesia - Cipla Doxorubicin
Cipla Medpro, South Africa - Clor. de Doxorrubicina Glenmark
Glenmark, Brazil - Clor. Doxorrubicina Eurofarma
Eurofarma, Brazil - Clorhidrato de Doxorubicina Servycal
arcos, Uruguay - Colhidrol
Teva-Tuteur, Paraguay; Tuteur, Argentina - DBL Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Hospira, New Zealand; Pfizer, Australia - DEBDOX
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Dompix
Laboratorios Pasteur, Chile - Doxil
Janssen Pharmaceutical, Japan - Doxiprol
Pharmazac SA, Greece - Doxocris
Kampel Martian, Paraguay - Doxocris 10
LKM, Argentina - Doxocris 50
LKM, Argentina - Doxolem
Lemery, Lithuania; Sanital, Pakistan; Teva, Mexico - Doxopeg
Medicamenta Ecuatoriana, Ecuador; Tecnofarma, Chile - Doxor
Union, Taiwan - Doxorrubicina Accord
Accord, Portugal - Doxorrubicina Aurovitas
Generis, Portugal - Doxorrubicina Delta Farma
Delta Farma, Uruguay - Doxorrubicina Filaxis
Fresenius-Kabi, Argentina - Doxorrubicina FU
FU, Uruguay - Doxorrubicina Hikma
Hikma, Portugal - Doxorrubicina Medac
Medac, Portugal - Doxorrubicina Teva
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Doxorubic. Clorh.
AC Farma, Peru - Doxorubicin
Accord Healthcare, United Kingdom; Novartis, New Zealand; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Seacross Pharma, United Kingdom; Teva Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Doxorubicin - FDZJ
FDZJ, China - Doxorubicin - Hisun
Hisun Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, China - Doxorubicin - Main Luck
Main Luck Pharmaceutical, China - Doxorubicin - Meiji Pharm
Meiji, China - Doxorubicin "Ebewe"
Key Oncologics, South Africa - Doxorubicin ACC
Accord Healthcare, Australia - Doxorubicin Accord
Accord Healthcare, Canada; Accord Healthcare, Estonia; Accord Healthcare, Malta; Accord Healthcare, Norway; Accord Healthcare, Sweden; Bendalis, Germany; Accord Healthcare, Denmark - Doxorubicin Accord 2 mg/ml
Accord Healthcare, Austria; Accord Healthcare, Hungary - Doxorubicin Accord Healthcare
Accord Healthcare, Belgium - Doxorubicin Actavis
Actavis, Indonesia; Actavis, Latvia; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Baltics Eesti, Estonia; Actavis Group, Cyprus; Actavis Group, Malta - Doxorubicin Aurobindo
PUREN Pharma, Germany - Doxorubicin Central Procurement
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta - Doxorubicin Ebewe
Ebewe, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Slovakia; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria; Ebewe Pharma, Czech Republic; Ebewe Pharma, Macedonia; Ebewe Pharma, Romania; Ferron/Ebewe, Indonesia; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Sweden - Doxorubicin Ebewe 2 mg/ml
Ebewe, Hungary - Doxorubicin Ebewe 2mg/ml
Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe Pharma, Austria - Doxorubicin Fresenius Kabi
Farmar, Turkey - Doxorubicin HCI OMNICARE
OMNICARE, Germany - Doxorubicin HCl ODS
ODS Pharma, Germany - Doxorubicin HCl Oncotrade
PGD Profusio Haan, Germany - Doxorubicin HCL Pharmachemie
Pharmachemie, Taiwan - Doxorubicin HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Actavis, United States; Alvogen, United States; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Dr. Reddy's, United States; Fresenius Kabi, United States; Hospira, Ireland; medac, United Kingdom; Mylan, United States; Nippon Kayaku, Japan; Pharmachemie, United States; Pharmacia & Upjohn, United States; Rue Belmedpreparaty, Georgia; Sagent, United States; Sandoz, Japan; Sun Pharma, United States; Teva, United States; West-Ward, United States - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride DBL
Tempo Scan Pacific/Hospira, Indonesia - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Faulding
Faulding, Lithuania - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Hospira
Hospira Healthcare, Canada - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Mylan
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada - Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Teva
Teva Canada, Canada - Doxorubicin Kalbe
Kalbe, Indonesia - Doxorubicin Kocak
Kocak Farma, Turkey - Doxorubicin Medac
medac, Czech Republic; medac, Finland; medac, Iceland; medac, Poland; medac, Slovakia - Doxorubicin PCH
Teva Pharmaceuticals, South Africa - Doxorubicin Pfizer
Pfizer, Canada - Doxorubicin Pharmagen
PHARMAGEN, Czech Republic - Doxorubicin Pliva
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva Hrvatska, Macedonia - Doxorubicin Sandoz eco 100mg/50ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Doxorubicin Sandoz eco 10mg/5ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Doxorubicin Sandoz eco 200mg/100ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Doxorubicin Sandoz eco 50mg/25ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Doxorubicin Stada
Cell Pharm, Bulgaria - Doxorubicin Teva
Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Denmark; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Sweden; Teva Eesti, Estonia - Doxorubicin Teva 2 mg/ml
Teva, Hungary - Doxorubicin Teva 2mg/ml
Pharmachemie, Israel - Doxorubicina
Blaú, Colombia - Doxorubicina 10mg DF
Sidus, Paraguay - Doxorubicina 50mg DF
Sidus, Paraguay - Doxorubicina Accord
Accord, Spain; Accord Healthcare, Romania - Doxorubicina Actavis
Actavis Group, Romania - Doxorubicina Aurovitas
Aurovitas, Spain - Doxorubicina Clorhidrato Filaxis
Filaxis, Uruguay - Doxorubicina Clorhidrato Libra
LIBRA, Uruguay - Doxorubicina Clorhidrato Servycal
Apolo Farma, Venezuela - Doxorubicina Ebewe
Ebewe, Italy - Doxorubicina Pfizer
Laboratorio Pfizer de Chile, Chile - Doxorubicina Sandoz
Sandoz España, Spain - Doxorubicina Tedec
Tedec-Meiji Farma, Spain - Doxorubicin-Actavis
PUREN Pharma, Germany - Doxorubicine Accord
Accord Healthcare, France; Accord Healthcare, Netherlands - Doxorubicine Arrow
Arrow, France - Doxorubicine HCl Actavis
Actavis, Netherlands - Doxorubicine HCl CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Doxorubicine HCL Hikma
Hikma Pharma Benelux, Netherlands - Doxorubicine HCl KP
Kohne, Netherlands - Doxorubicine HCl Profusio Haan
PGD Profusio Haan, Netherlands - Doxorubicine HCl Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Doxorubicine hydrochloride PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Doxorubicine Teva
Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium; Teva Santé, France - Doxorubicine Teva 2mg/ml
Teva, Luxembourg - Doxorubicin-Ebewe
Ebewe, Poland; Sandoz, Hong Kong - Doxorubicin-Humanity
BDR Pharmaceuticals, Georgia - Doxorubicinhydrochlorid Bendalis
Bendalis, Germany - Doxorubicinhydrochlorid Teva
Teva, Germany - Doxorubicin-Teva
Teva, Latvia - Doxorubicin-Teva 10mg/5ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Doxorubicin-Teva 50mg/25ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Doxorubicinum Accord
Accord Healthcare, Poland - Doxorubin
Chemipharm, Greece; Combiphar/Pharmachemie, Indonesia; medac, Egypt; medac, United Kingdom; medac, Lebanon; Pharmachemie, Philippines - Doxorubin Ebewe
Ebewe, Kuwait - Doxorubin Faulding
Faulding, Kuwait - Doxorubin Pharmachemie
Pharmachemie/Teva, Thailand - Doxo-Teva
Teva Ilac, Turkey - Doxotil
Genepharm, Greece; Genepharm, Macedonia - Doxovid
Hovid, Philippines - Doxplax
LKM, Argentina - Doxtie
Bago, Paraguay; Bioprofarma, Argentina - Doxtu
Onko-Koçsel, Turkey - Doxutec
United Biotech, Georgia - Doxylid
Celon, Georgia - Ebedoxo
SANDOZ, Philippines - Farmiblastina
Pfizer, Spain - Hospira Doxorubicin HCL
Hospira, Philippines - Lipo-dox
American Taiwan Biopharm, Thailand; TTY Biopharm, Taiwan - Lippod
Celon, Georgia - Myocet
Cephalon, Italy; Teva Eesti, Estonia; TEVA Pharma, Romania - Myocet 50mg
Abacus, Austria; GP-Pharm Poligon, Israel - Nagun
Bio-Shar, Uruguay - Oncodria
Sun Pharma, Myanmar - Onkostatil
Microsules Arg, Argentina - Rastocin
Pliva, Lithuania - Ribodoxo 2mg/ml
Ribosepharm division Hikma Pharma, Germany - Roxorin
Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Paraguay - Rubicin
Biomedis Oncology, Philippines - Rubidox
Medicus, Greece - Sandobicin
Sanbe, Indonesia - Sindroxocin
Actavis, Hong Kong; Actavis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Actavis, Romania; Pascual, Philippines; S.C. Sindan-Pharma, Macedonia; S.C. Sindan-Pharma, Serbia; Sanolabor, Slovenia; Sindan, Russian Federation - Zytokil
Pisa, Mexico - Zytokil Pisa
Pisa, Colombia - Doxopeg
Nolver, Uruguay - Liposomal Doxorubicin SUN
Sun Pharma, Australia - Myocet
Cephalon, Slovakia; Elan Pharma, Poland; Sopherion Therapeutics, Canada; Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Germany; Teva, Spain; Teva, Greece; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Latvia; Teva, Sweden; Teva Nederland, Netherlands; Teva Santé, France - Myocet 50mg
Haemato Pharm, Austria; Inopha, Austria; Teva, Austria; Teva, Luxembourg; Teva Pharma BV, Hungary - Caelyx
Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Kuwait; Bayer Schering, Iran; Ben Venue, China; Essex, Lebanon; JANENE - CHAIN, Thailand; Janssen, Canada; Janssen, Hong Kong; Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen, Norway; Janssen, New Zealand; Janssen, Philippines; Janssen, Romania; Janssen, Sweden; Janssen, Singapore; Janssen, South Africa; Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium; Janssen-Cilag, Australia; Janssen-Cilag, Czech Republic; Janssen-Cilag, Spain; Janssen-Cilag, France; Janssen-Cilag, Mexico; Janssen-Cilag, Poland; Janssen-Cilag, Portugal; Johnson & Johnson, Indonesia; Johnson & Johnson, Turkey; Schering, United Arab Emirates; Schering, Iraq; Schering, Jordan; Schering, Qatar; Schering, Saudi Arabia; Schering, Yemen; Schering-Plough, Bahrain; Schering-Plough, Italy; Schering-Plough, Syria; Schering-Plough, Taiwan; Schering-Plough, Uruguay; Schering-Plough, Venezuela; SP Europe, Latvia - Caelyx 2 mg/ml
Haemato Pharm, Austria; Inopha, Austria; Janssen, Hungary; Janssen-Cilag, Germany; Janssen-Cilag, Oman; Janssen-Cilag International, Austria - Caelyx 20mg/10ml
Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland - Doxopeg
Asofarma de Mexico, Mexico; Tecnofarma, Peru - Doxplax
LKM Peru, Peru - Myocet
Teva Pharma, Belgium
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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