Erubin 50 mg Injection(Epirubicin)

Erubin 50 mg Injection(Epirubicin) 

Erubicin 50 mg a product by Pfizer Ltd. consist of epirubicin as a main ingredient. It is an anti-cancer medicine which used in the treatment of breast cancer. Erubicin 50 mg works by suppressing the action of an enzyme(topoisomerase II) which is involved in the DNA Multiplication of breast cancer cells. This also forms harmful chemical which damages the DNA and thus stops the further growth of breast cancer cells and eventually kills them.

Some common side effects suffered by the patients are rash, vomiting, conjunctivitis, nausea, mouth sore, hair loss, absence of menstrual period. Special prevention should be taken and dos and don'ts should be followed to get maximum benefit.

Substitutes available

Zuvicin 50 mg Injection(by Zuventus Healthcare Ltd.)

Epicure 50 mg Injection(by Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)

Epithra 50 mg Injection(by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)