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GLIADEL® WAFER
(polifeprosan 20 with carmustine) Implant
DRUG DESCRIPTION
GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) is a sterile, off-white to pale yellow wafer approximately 1.45 cm in diameter and 1 mm thick. Each wafer contains 192.3 mg of a biodegradable polyanhydride copolymer and 7.7 mg of carmustine [1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea, or BCNU]. Carmustine is a nitrosourea oncolytic agent. The copolymer, polifeprosan 20, consists of poly[bis(p-carboxyphenoxy) propane: sebacic acid] in a 20:80 molar ratio and is used to control the local delivery of carmustine. Carmustine is homogeneously distributed in the copolymer matrix.
The structural formula for polifeprosan 20 is:
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The structural formula for carmustine is:
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Last reviewed on RxList: 3/6/2009
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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