Bosutinibdrug info
bosutinib 400 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
BOSULIF is indicated for the treatment of:
Adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with chronic phase (CP) Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (Ph+ CML), newly-diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.
Adult patients with accelerated phase (AP), or blast phase (BP) Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy. BOSULIF is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of
adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with chronic phase Ph+ chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), newly-diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.
adult patients with accelerated, or blast phase Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 10, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
BOSULIF contains bosutinib, a kinase inhibitor. Bosutinib is present as a monohydrate with a chemical name of 3-Quinolinecarbonitrile, 4-[(2,4-dichloro-5-methoxyphenyl)amino]-6-methoxy-7-[3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) propoxy]-, hydrate (1:1). Its chemical formula is C 26 H 29 Cl 2 N 5 O 3 ∙H 2 O (monohydrate); its molecular weight is 548.46 (monohydrate), equivalent to 530.46 (anhydrous). Bosutinib monohydrate has the following chemical structure: Bosutinib monohydrate is a white to yellowish-tan powder. Bosutinib monohydrate has a pH dependent solubility across the physiological pH range. At or below pH 5, bosutinib monohydrate behaves as a highly soluble compound. Above pH 5, the solubility of bosutinib monohydrate reduces rapidly. BOSULIF ® (bosutinib) tablets are supplied for oral administration in 3 strengths: 100 mg, 400 mg and 500 mg. Each strength reflects the equivalent amount of bosutinib content (on anhydrous basis). The tablets contain the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, iron oxide red (for 400 mg, and 500 mg tablet) and iron oxide yellow (for 100 mg, and 400 mg tablet), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, poloxamer, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, talc and titanium dioxide. BOSULIF ® (bosutinib) capsules are supplied for oral administration in 2 strengths: 50 mg and 100 mg. Each strength reflects the equivalent amount of bosutinib (on anhydrous basis). The capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, gelatin, magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, poloxamer, povidone, red iron oxide, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide. The printing ink contains black iron oxide, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, strong ammonia solution. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 10, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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