Description
Benzpee (Pemetrexed for injection) is the lyophilized powder for injection. The lyophilization enhances the stability of the dry powder. Pemibenz lyophilized powder offers a rapid and enhanced dissolution which ultimately provides ease of intravenous administration.
Indications & Usage
Pemetrexed is indicated for:
- Locally advanced and metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC as:
- Initial treatment in combination with cisplatin therapy
- Maintenance treatment of patients whose disease has not progressed after four cycles of platinum-based first-line chemotherapy
- Single agent after prior chemotherapy
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in combination with cisplatin
Limitations of use
- Pemetrexed is not indicated for the treatment of patients with squamous NSCLC