What Vopecidex contains
The active substance is capecitabine
Each film-coated tablet contains 150 mg of capecitabine
Each film-coated tablet contains 500 mg of capecitabine
- The other ingredients are:
- Tablet core: anhydrous lactose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate.
- Tablet coating: hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide and red iron oxide (E172), talc.
What VOPECIDEX looks like and contents of the pack
Vopecidex 150 mg tablet is a light peach coloured, oblong shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablet of approximately 11.4 mm in length and 5.3 mm in width, debossed with “150” on one side and plain on other side.
Vopecidex 500 mg tablet is a peach coloured, oblong shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablet of approximately 15.9 mm in length and 8.4 mm in width, debossed with “500” on one side and plain on other side.
Capecitabine is available in blister packs (Aluminium- Aluminium or PVC/PVdC-Aluminium) containing 30, 60 or 120 film-coated tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Capecitabine Film-coated Tablets
Marketing authorization holder
PharmaSwiss Čzech Republic Jankovcova 1569/2c
17000 Prague 7
Czech Republic
Manufacturer
Accord Healthcare Limited,
Sage house, 319 Pinner road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 4HF, United Kingdom or
Pharmacare Premium Limited,
HHF 003, Hal Far Industrial Estate Birzebbugia, BBG 3000, Malta or
PharmaSwiss d.o.o,
Wolfova 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
The medicinal product is authorized in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Name of member state | : Name of medicinal product | |
BG | : VOPECIDEX 150 mg/500mg film-coated tablets |
CZ | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg | |
EE | : | VOPECIDEX | |
HU | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg Film tabletta |
LT | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg | plėvele dengtos tabletės |
LV | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg | apvalkotās tabletes |
PL | : | VOPECIDEX | |
RO | : VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg, comprimate filmate |
NL | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg filmomhulde tabletten |
SI | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg | filmsko obložene tableta |
SK | : | VOPECIDEX 150mg/500mg Filmom obalené tablety |
This leaflet was last revised in June 2013