(si DOF o veer) Brand: Vistide
• Do not receive this medicine if you are allergic to cidofovir, probenecid (Benemid), or sulfa drugs, or if you have severe kidney disease.
• Cidofovir may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. Use an effective form of birth control while you are using cidofovir and for at least 1 month after your treatment ends.
• Cidofovir can affect fertility (ability to have children) in men. If a man fathers a baby while using this medicine, the child may have birth defects. Use a condom to prevent pregnancy during your treatment. Continue using condoms for at least 3 months after you stop using cidofovir.
• Cidofovir should be used together with an oral (taken by mouth) medication called probenecid (Benemid). Be certain to read the medicine manual or patient instructions provided with every of your medications.
• There are much another medicines that can interact with cidofovir. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor. Hold a list with you of all the medicines you use and show this list to any doctor or another healthcare provider who treats you.
• Cidofovir has caused determined types of tumors in animals. It is not known if humans would also have an heighten risk of tumors. Conversation with your doctor about your specific risk.
• Cidofovir is an antiviral medicine that works by preventing determined viral cells from multiplying in your body.
• Cidofovir is used to treat an eye infection called cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) in people who are infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
• Cidofovir may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not receive this medicine if you are allergic to cidofovir, probenecid (Benemid), or sulfa drugs, or if you have severe kidney disease.
• Do not receive cidofovir if you have used any of the next medications within the past 7 days:
· pentamidine (Nebupent, Pentam);
· tacrolimus (Prograf);
· amphotericin B (Fungizone, AmBisome, Amphotec, Abelcet);
· antibiotics such as capreomycin (Capastat), rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, Rifater), vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled);
· antiviral medicines such as acyclovir (Zovirax), adefovir (Hepsera), or foscarnet (Foscavir); or
· cancer medication such as aldesleukin (Proleukin), carmustine (BiCNU, Gliadel), cisplatin (Platinol), ifosfamide (Ifex), oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), plicamycin (Mithracin), streptozocin (Zanosar), or tretinoin (Vesanoid).
• Till using cidofovir, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have kidney malady. You may not be able to receive cidofovir, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. Use an effective form of birth control while you are using cidofovir and for at least 1 month after your treatment ends.
• This medicine can affect fertility (ability to have children) in men. If a man fathers a baby while using this medicine, the child may have birth defects. Use a condom to prevent pregnancy during your treatment. Continue using condoms for at least 3 months after you stop using cidofovir.
• It is not known whether cidofovir passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not receive this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Cidofovir has caused determined types of tumors in animals. It is not known if humans would also have an heighten risk of tumors. Conversation with your doctor about your specific risk.
• Cidofovir is given as an injection through a needle placed into a vein. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting. The medication should be given slowly through an IV infusion. You may also be given an IV saline solution for 1 to 3 hours till and after you receive your cidofovir injection. This IV treatment can take up to 6 hours to complete.
• To hold you from getting dehydrated, you may also be given an IV saline solution for 1 to 3 hours till and after you receive your cidofovir injection. Your IV treatment can take up to 6 hours to complete.
• Cidofovir should be used together with an oral (taken by mouth) medication called probenecid (Benemid). Be certain to read the medicine manual or patient instructions provided with every of your medications.
• Cidofovir and probenecid are generally given once a week for 2 weeks, and then once each 2 weeks. It is significant to receive this medicine for the entire length of time predesigned by your doctor. Your symptoms may get better till the infection is completely treated.
• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood will need to be tested on a regular basis. Your kidney function may also need to be tested. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
• Call your doctor if you miss an appointment to receive your cidofovir injection.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have received too many of this medicine.
• Symptoms of a cidofovir overdose are not known.
• There are no restrictions on food, beverages, or activity while using cidofovir unless your doctor has told you otherwise.
• 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.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
· any change in your vision; or
· heighten thirst and urination, loss of appetite, weakness, constipation.
• Smaller serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite;
· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips;
· headache;
· mild skin rash;
· hair loss; or
· cough.
• Side effects another than those listed here may also occur. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till using cidofovir, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:
· acetaminophen (Tylenol);
· acyclovir (Zovirax);
· zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT);
· bumetanide (Bumex);
· clofibrate (Atromid);
· famotidine (Pepcid);
· furosemide (Lasix);
· methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall);
· theophylline (Elixophyllin, Respbid, Theobid, Theo-Dur, and others);
· aspirin or another NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), diflunisal (Dolobid), etodolac (Lodine), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis), ketorolac (Toradol), mefenamic acid (Ponstel), meloxicam (Mobic), nabumetone (Relafen), piroxicam (Feldene), and others;
· an ACE inhibitor such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), fosinopril (Monopril), enalapril (Vasotec), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), or trandolapril (Mavik);
· a barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton); or
· diazepam (Valium) or similar medicines such as alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clorazepate (Tranxene), estazolam (ProSom), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam (Versed), temazepam (Restoril), triazolam (Halcion), and others.
• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to receive cidofovir, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• There may be another drugs not listed that can affect cidofovir. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist has information about cidofovir written for health professionals that you may read.
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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