Bedford Labs launches cancer drug Topotecan Hydrochloride for Injection

Apr 19 2011

Bedford Laboratories™, a division of Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of Topotecan Hydrochloride for Injection, 4 mg (base)/vial to its diverse portfolio.  Topotecan is AP Bioequivalent to the reference listed drug Hycamtin^® (topotecan HCl) for injection by GlaxoSmithKline. Topotecan Hydrochloride for Injection is indicated for the treatment of metastic carcinoma of the ovary after failure of initial or subsequent chemotherapy.  Additionally, this product is used to treat small cell lung cancer. It is used in combination with cisplatin to treat cancer of the cervix, which cannot be treated with surgery or radiation therapy.

Bedford Laboratories Topotecan Hydrochloride for Injection, 4 mg (base)/vial is sold individually and is latex free, UPC bar coded and preservative free.  This launch is an example of how Bedford Laboratories goes Beyond, Above-and-Beyond^™ to provide our customers with pharmaceutical products that improve people's health and quality of life.