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Active substance

Etoposide

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
ETOPOSID "EBEWE" 200MG VIAL20 mg/mlConcentrate for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 78.35Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAValid
ETOPOSID "EBEWE" 20MG-ML VIAL20 mg/mlConcentrate for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 42.60Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAValid
ETOPOSIDE-VENUS20 mg/mlSolution for injection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 40.20Generic · PrescriptionVENUS REMEDIES LIMITEDValid
ETOPOSID "EBEWE" 50 MG VIAL20 mg/mlConcentrate for solution for infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 28.30Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
LASTET 100MG AMP FOR INFUSION100 mgSolution · Intravenous use10 AmpouleSAR 293.10Generic · PrescriptionNIPPON KAYAKUInvalid · Not Marketed
VEPESID 100MG CAPSULE100 mgCapsule · Oral use10 BlisterSAR 500.05NCE · PrescriptionBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
VEPESID 100MG\5ML AMP20 mg/mlInjection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 48.75Generic · PrescriptionBRISTOL CARIBBEANWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
VEPESID AMP 100MG-5ML FOR INFUSION20 mg/mlInjection · Intravenous use10 AmpouleSAR 788.55NCE · PrescriptionBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

ADULT ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL); BONE SARCOMAS; BRAIN CANCERS; BURKITT`S LYMPHOMA; CASTLEMAN DISEASE; Cervical Cancer; DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA (DLBCL); FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; Neuroblastoma; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA (NSCLC); OVARIAN CANCER; PEDIATRIC ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA (ALL); PEDIATRIC B-CELL LYMPHOMA; RETINOBLASTOMA; SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (SCLC); SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA - RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; T-CELL LYMPHOMA; TESTICULAR CANCER; WILMS TUMOR

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

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
VEPESID50MGcapsule · oralONESOURCE SPECIALTYPrescription30 Dec 1986
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionHIKMA PHARMSPrescription17 Jul 1995
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionACCORD HLTHCAREPrescription14 Mar 1996
ETOPOPHOS PRESERVATIVE FREEEQ 100MG BASE/VIALinjectable · injectionCHEPLAPHARMPrescription17 May 1996
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionMEITHEALPrescription24 Jul 1996
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionFRESENIUS KABI USAPrescription30 Sep 1998
ETOPOSIDE50MGcapsule · oralMYLANPrescription19 Sep 2001
AVOPEF100MG/5ML (20MG/ML); 500MG/25ML (20MG/ML)solution · intravenousAVYXA HOLDINGSPrescription13 Feb 2026
VEPESID20MG/ML **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**injectable · injectionCORDEN PHARMADiscontinued10 Nov 1983
VEPESID100MGcapsule · oralONESOURCE SPECIALTYDiscontinued30 Dec 1986
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionTEVA PHARMS USADiscontinued10 Feb 1994
TOPOSAR20MG/MLinjectable · injectionTEVA PARENTERALDiscontinued27 Feb 1995
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionTEVA PARENTERALDiscontinued29 Jun 1995
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionHOSPIRADiscontinued30 Aug 1995
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionHOSPIRADiscontinued30 Aug 1995
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionPHARMACHEMIE BVDiscontinued22 Feb 1996
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionPIERRE FABREDiscontinued9 Jul 1997
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionWATSON LABS INCDiscontinued9 Jan 1998
ETOPOPHOS PRESERVATIVE FREEEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL; EQ 1GM BASE/VIALinjectable · injectionBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued27 Feb 1998
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionNATCO PHARMA USADiscontinued31 Oct 2017
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionNATCO PHARMA USADiscontinued20 Nov 2017
ETOPOSIDE20MG/MLinjectable · injectionWATSON LABSDiscontinued

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
ETOPOSIDE INJECTION0208003620 MG / MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSTEVA CANADA LIMITED
ETOPOSIDE INJECTION0255267120 MG / MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSHIKMA CANADA LIMITED
VEPESID0061619250 MGCAPSULE · ORALCHEPLAPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffEtoposide 100mg capsules£174.4610 capsule1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffEtoposide 50mg capsules£199.6420 capsule1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 8.2.1. Cytotoxic medicines · complementary
    Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia; Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified; Myeloid leukaemia; Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative; Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive; Germ cell tumour of testis; Osteosarcoma of bone or articular cartilage of unspecified sites; Other specified malignant neoplasms of the ovary; Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung; Hodgkin lymphoma; Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta; Retinoblastoma; Ewing sarcoma of bone or articular cartilage of unspecified sites; Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis
    Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 100 mg in vial powder for injection (as phosphate) | Oral > Solid: 100 mg capsule; 50 mg capsule

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

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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.