AZACITIDINE

(ay za SYE ti deen) Brand: Vidaza

What is the most significant information I must know about azacitidine?

Azacitidine is a cancer medicine used to treat determined types of bone marrow cancers and blood cell disorders.

• You must not receive this medicine if you have liver cancer.

Azacitidine can lower blood cells that help your body fight infections and help your blood to clot. You may get an infection or bleed more easily. Call your doctor if you have unusual bruising or bleeding, or signs of infection (fever, chills, body aches).

What is azacitidine?

Azacitidine is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Azacitidine is used to treat determined types of bone marrow cancers and blood cell disorders.

Azacitidine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till receiving azacitidine?

• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to azacitidine or mannitol, or if you have liver cancer.

• To create certain azacitidine is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:

· kidney malady; or

· liver malady, or a history of liver cancer.

• FDA pregnancy category D. Do not use azacitidine if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn child.

• Use birth control to prevent pregnancy while you are receiving azacitidine, whether you are a man or a woman. If a man fathers a child while using azacitidine, the child may have birth defects. Use a condom to prevent pregnancy during your treatment, and for at least 4 weeks after your treatment ends.

• It is not known whether azacitidine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while using this medicine.

How is azacitidine given?

Azacitidine is injected into a vein through an IV. A healthcare provider will give you this injection.

• This medicine is generally given for 7 days in a row each 4 weeks for at least 4 treatment cycles. Your treatment schedule may be various. Follow your doctor's instructions.

• You may also be given medications to reduce nausea and vomiting while you are receiving azacitidine.

• Speak your caregiver right away if this medicine accidentally gets on your skin. Wash the area thoroughly with soap and warm water.

Azacitidine can lower blood cells that help your body fight infections and help your blood to clot. Your blood will need to be tested often. Your cancer treatments may be delayed based on the results of these tests.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Call your doctor for instructions if you miss an appointment for your azacitidine injection.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

What must I avoid while using azacitidine?

• This medication can pass into body fluids (including urine, feces, vomit, semen, vaginal fluid). For at least 48 hours after you receive a doze, avoid allowing your body fluids to come into contact with your hands or another surfaces. Patients and caregivers must wear rubber gloves while cleaning up body fluids, handling contaminated trash or laundry or changing diapers. Wash hands till and after removing gloves. Wash soiled clothing and linens apart from another laundry.

Body fluids must not be handled by a woman who is pregnant or who may become pregnant. Use condoms during sexual activity to avoid exposure to body fluids.

• Avoid being around people who are sick or have infections. Speak your doctor at once if you develop signs of infection.

Do not receive a "live" vaccine while using azacitidine, and avoid coming into contact with anyone who has recently received a live vaccine. There is a chance that the virus could be passed on to you. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), rotavirus, typhoid, yellow fever, varicella (chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and nasal flu (influenza) vaccine.

What are the possible side effects of azacitidine?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Call your doctor at once if you have:

· pale skin, feeling light-headed or short of breath, light bruising, unusual bleeding;

· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat;

· redness, swelling, warmth, oozing, or another signs of skin infection;

· sudden chest pain or discomfort, wheezing, dry cough or hack;

· severe ongoing nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea;

· burning or skin changes where the injection was given;

· lower back pain, blood in your urine, few or no urinating;

· numbness or tingly feeling near your mouth;

· muscle weakness, tightness, or contraction, overactive reflexes;

· quick or slow heart course, weak pulse, confusion, fainting; or

· low potassium (extreme thirst, heighten urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling).

• General side effects may include:

· mild nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite;

· stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation;

· feeling weak or tired;

· pain, redness, bruising, or another irritation where the injection was given;

· headache, dizziness, anxiety;

· joint or muscle pain; or

· cool symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect azacitidine?

• Another drugs may interact with azacitidine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Speak every of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medication you start or stop using.

Where can I get more information?

• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about azacitidine.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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