Idamycin

Active Ingredient(s): Idarubicin
FDA Approved: * September 27, 1990
Pharm Company: * PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN
Category: Cancer

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Idamycin Overview

Idarubicin /adrubsn/ or 4-demethoxydaunorubicin is an anthracycline antileukemic drug. It inserts [1] itself into DNA and prevents DNA unwinding by interfering with the enzyme topoisomerase II. It is an analog of daunorubicin, but the absence of a methoxy group increases its fat solubility and cellular uptake.[2] Similar to other anthracyclines, it also induces histone eviction from chromatin.[3] It belongs to the family of drugs called antitumo...

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Other drugs which contain Idarubicin or a similar ingredient: (2 results)

• IDARUBICIN
• IDARUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE PFS Idarubicin Hydrochloride