Capecitabine Tablets 500mg

Capecitabine Tablets 500mg is prescribed for treatment of various types of cancers including gastric, breast, & colorectal. They are chemotherapy drugs that belong to the class of fluoropyrimidine medications. These tablets are known to work by inhibiting the synthesis of thymidine monophosphate which is required for de novo DNA synthesis. Active compound present in this medicine has chemical formula C15H22FN3O6 with a molar mass of 359.35 g/mol. They show good bioavailability with protein binding ability of about 60%. Capecitabine Tablets 500mg have hepatic metabolism with an elimination half-life of 38 to 45 minutes and excretion in the kidney.