Doxil
Doxil ingredients
| Active ingredient | Strength |
|---|---|
| Doxorubicin Hydrochloride | 2 mg/mL |
What Doxil is used for
The FDA lists the approved uses on the official label (below). In the EU, doxorubicin is approved as Caelyx pegylated liposomal for:
Caelyx pegylated liposomal is indicated: as monotherapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer, where there is an increased cardiac risk; for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women who have failed a first-line platinum-based chemotherapy regimen; in combination with bortezomib for the treatment of progressive multiple myeloma in patients who have received at least one prior therapy and who have already undergone or are unsuitable for bone marrow transplant; for treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in patients with low CD4 counts (<200 CD4 lymphocytes/mm3) and extensive mucocutaneous or visceral disease. Caelyx pegylated liposomal may be used as first-line systemic chemotherapy, or as second line chemotherapy in AIDS-KS patients with disease that has progressed with, or in patients intolerant to, prior combination systemic chemotherapy comprising at least two of the …
EU wording from the European Medicines Agency; US approved uses can differ.
Key facts
- Brand
- Doxil
- Generic name
- Doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Made by
- Baxter Healthcare Company
- Forms
- Injection, Suspension, Liposomal
- Given
- Intravenous, Intravitreal
- Drug class
- Anthracycline Topoisomerase Inhibitor
- FDA approval
- New drug application (NDA) NDA050718
- On the US market since
- 2019
Official information
- Doxil prescribing information (FDA label) on DailyMed
- MedlinePlus drug information (search for Doxorubicin hydrochloride)
Specialist medicine: started and supervised by a specialist doctor or hospital. This page is a plain-language summary of public official information, not medical advice; follow your doctor and the official product information.
Common questions
What is Doxil?
Doxil (Doxorubicin hydrochloride) is a cancer medicine made by Baxter Healthcare Company, approved by the US FDA.
What are the ingredients of Doxil?
Doxil contains Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (2 mg/mL).
Is Doxil approved in Europe?
The same active substance is approved in the EU as Caelyx pegylated liposomal, Myocet liposomal (previously Myocet).
From the FDA National Drug Code directory (open.fda.gov, public domain) and the European Medicines Agency medicines list. Page made 5 November 2026 by Satya Babu.
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