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mercaptopurine (Xaluprine®)

 

Following a limited submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

Mercaptopurine (Xaluprine®) 20 mg/ml oral suspension is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in adults, adolescents and children.

 Final Recommendation: mercaptopurine (Xaluprine) 1252 (PDF, 304Kb)
 Appraisal Report: mercaptopurine (Xaluprine) 1252 (PDF, 136Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name mercaptopurine (Xaluprine®)
Formulation 20 mg/ml oral suspension
Reference number 1252
Indication

Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in adults, adolescents and children

Company Nova Laboratories Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Submission type Limited
Status Recommended
Advice number 2412
NMG meeting date 10/07/2012
AWMSG meeting date 12/09/2012
Ratification by Welsh Government 25/10/2012
Date of issue 25/10/2012
Date of last review December 2022
Further information

This appraisal recommendation was reviewed in December 2022. No new evidence was identified that is likely to significantly affect the current recommendation. Therefore, this recommendation has been transferred to AWMSG’s static list of medicine recommendations

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