Ceenu™
Active ingredients: lomustine
Pack: Ceenu 40 mg capsule, 20, bottle
Consumer medicine information
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What this medicine is used for
(1) Brain tumours (primary and secondary). (2) Hodgkin's disease (as secondary therapy). Lomustine is used in addition to appropriate surgical and/or radiotherapeutic procedures or as a component of various chemotherapeutic regimens in the palliative treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumours. CeeNU containing combinations should be used as alternative therapy in the treatment of disseminated Hodgkin's Disease in patients refractory to other established treatment regimens.
Source: ARTG
Storage conditions
- Shelf lifetime is 3 Years
- Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Source: ARTG
How to use this medicine
Non-composite pack
This medicine contains one component only.
Component
- Capsule, hard
- Oral
- Capsule, white/dark green, marked in black with "CPL" above "3031" on the cap and "40MG" on the body
Source: ARTG
Do I need a prescription?
These medicine packs are available from a pharmacist and requires a prescription. It is Schedule 4: Prescription Only Medicine.
- 20 capsules
Source: ARTG
Is this medicine subsidised?
This medicine is not listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Talk to your pharmacist about how much it will cost.
Source: PBS
Reporting side effects
If you experience a side effect from this medicine, tell your doctor or pharmacist. Or report it directly to the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration).
You can report side effects to your doctor, or directly at Report an adverse event or safety problem (Opens in new tab)
Source: ARTG
Data sources
- Australian Health Thesaurus (AHT) (Opens in new tab) – Last updated on 3 August 2026
- Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) (Opens in new tab) – Last updated on 3 August 2026
- Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) (Opens in new tab) – Last updated on 3 August 2026
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) (Opens in new tab) – Last updated on 3 August 2026
- Medicines Information Pty Ltd (Opens in new tab) – Last updated on 4 March 2026
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