Etoposide

🧮 Dose calculator

Testicular cancer · Regimen source: FDA Etoposide · Dosage and Administration

• • Or 100 mg/m²/day on days 1, 3 and 5. Repeat courses every 3–4 weeks after recovery. Renal impairment per Precautions. FDA Etoposide · Dosage and Administration
• • Only under an oncologist in an equipped centre. Calculator = label mg/m² × BSA (Mosteller); protocol, cycle interval and adjustment for CBC and renal/hepatic function rest with the oncology team. FDA Etoposide · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Etoposide · Pregnancy

  “Etoposide can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Etoposide · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from etoposide, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Etoposide · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Etoposide · Geriatric Use

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function (see PRECAUTIONS , Renal Impairment for recommended dosing adjustments in patients with renal impairment).”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.