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Active substance

Carmustine

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
BICNU100 mgPowder and solvent for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 3743.45NCE · PrescriptionEmcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Valid
Carmustine for Injection, USP100 mgPowder and solvent for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 3267.00NCE · PrescriptionNavinta LLCValid
Stenar100 mgPowder and solvent for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 3058.60Generic · PrescriptionSUDAIR PHARMA COMPANYValid
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

ALL TYPES OF LYMPHOMA

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
BICNU100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionAVET LIFESCIENCESPrescription7 Mar 1977
GLIADEL7.7MGimplant · intracranialAZURITYPrescription23 Sep 1996
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionNAVINTA LLCPrescription11 Sep 2018
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionAMNEALPrescription16 Oct 2018
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionPENN LIFEPrescription2 Apr 2019
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionDR REDDYSPrescription22 Oct 2020
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionMEITHEALPrescription2 Aug 2021
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionMSNPrescription11 May 2023
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionALEMBICPrescription20 Oct 2023
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionHENGRUI PHARMADiscontinued12 Mar 2021
CARMUSTINE50MG/VIAL; 300MG/VIALpowder · intravenousACCORD HLTHCAREDiscontinued16 May 2022
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionINGENUS PHARMS LLCDiscontinued21 Jun 2022
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionACCORD HLTHCAREDiscontinued27 Dec 2022
CARMUSTINE100MG/VIALinjectable · injectionPHARMOBEDIENTDiscontinued3 Mar 2023

EMA European Union — centrally authorised medicines

Carmustine medac (previously Carmustine Obvius) medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH · Authorised · authorised 18 Jul 2018 · ATC L01AD01

Therapeutic indication (EMA)

Carmustine is indicated n adults in the following malignant neoplasms as a single agent or in combination with other antineoplastic agents and/or other therapeutic measures (radiotherapy, surgery): Brain tumours (glioblastoma, brain-stem gliomas, medulloblastoma, astrocytoma and ependymoma), brain metastases Secondary therapy in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Hodgkin’s disease as conditioning treatment prior to autologous haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (HPCT) in malignant haematological diseases (Hodgkin’s disease / Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma).

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
BICNU00297763100 MG / VIALPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSMARCAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CARMUSTINE FOR INJECTION USP02531879100 MG / VIALPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSSTERIMAX INC

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 5 Dec 2018 GLIADEL — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Warnings and Precautions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 24 Mar 2017 BICNU — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Drug Interactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.