(KAS poe Joke jin) Brand: Cancidas
• You must not use caspofungin if you are allergic to it.
• Till receiving caspofungin, speak your doctor if you have liver malady, or if you have recently had a kidney, heart, or liver transplant.
• Use caspofungin for the full predesigned length of time. Your symptoms may improve till the infection is completely treated.
• You may be given another medications to treat your infection. Use all medications as directed by your doctor. Read the medicine manual or patient instructions provided with every medicine. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without your doctor's advice.
• Caspofungin is an antibiotic that fights infections caused by fungus.
• Caspofungin is used to treat fungal infections that involve the stomach, lungs, esophagus, or another inside body areas.
• Caspofungin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use caspofungin if you are allergic to it.
• If you have any of these another conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular tests:
· liver malady; or
· if you have recently had a kidney, heart, or liver transplant.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether caspofungin will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• It is not known whether caspofungin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Caspofungin is injected into a vein through an IV. Caspofungin should be given slowly, and the IV infusion can take at least 1 hour to complete.
• You may be shown how to use an IV at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and another items used to inject the medicine.
• Caspofungin is generally given for at least 14 days. You may need to receive this medicine before it has been at least 7 days after your symptoms disappear, or 14 days after lab trials show that the infection has cleared.
• Use caspofungin for the full predesigned length of time. Your symptoms may improve till the infection is completely treated.
• You may be given another medications to treat your infection. Use all medications as directed by your doctor. Read the medicine manual or patient instructions provided with every medicine. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without your doctor's advice.
• Caspofungin is a powder medication that should be mixed with a liquid (diluent) till using it. If you are using the injections at house, be certain you understand how to properly mix and store the medication.
• Use only the liquid diluent that you have been given to mix with caspofungin. Liquids that contain dextrose or glucose must never be mixed with caspofungin.
• Use a disposable needle only once. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• Store caspofungin powder in a refrigerator. Do not freeze. You may take the powder out of the refrigerator and let it to reach room temperature till mixing your medicine.
• After mixing caspofungin with a diluent, you may store the mixture for up to 24 hours at room temperature, or up to 48 hours in a refrigerator.
• Since caspofungin is generally given by a healthcare professional, it is not likely that you will miss a doze. If you are using the injections at house and you miss a doze, use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Speak your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· pain, swelling, or vein irritation near the IV needle;
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
· swelling in your hands or feet;
· weakness, muscle cramps, pounding or uneven heart beats; or
· nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, itching, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· vomiting, diarrhea;
· mild skin rash or itching;
· headache;
· dizziness, feeling light-headed; or
· flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling).
• 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.
• The next drugs can interact with caspofungin. Speak your doctor if you are using any of these:
· cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, Gengraf);
· tacrolimus (Prograf);
· rifampin (Rifadin, Rifamate, Rimactane);
· efavirenz (Sustiva);
· nevirapine (Viramune);
· phenytoin (Dilantin);
· dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol); or
· carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with caspofungin. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about caspofungin.
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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