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• Cytarabine liposomal is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
• You must not receive this medicine if you have an active meningitis infection.
• Call your doctor at once if you have nausea and vomiting with headache and fever. These may be early signs of central nervous system damage.
• Cytarabine liposomal is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
• Cytarabine liposomal is used to treat lymphoma associated with meningitis.
• Cytarabine liposomal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to cytarabine liposomal or if you have an active meningitis infection.
• Till you use cytarabine liposomal, speak your doctor about all your medical conditions.
• FDA pregnancy category D. Do not use cytarabine liposomal if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn child. Use effective birth control, and speak your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether cytarabine liposomal passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while you are receiving this medication.
• Cytarabine liposomal is given as an injection through a needle placed into the space near your spinal cord. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting.
• Call your doctor at once if you have nausea and vomiting with headache and fever. These may be early signs of central nervous system damage.
• Cytarabine liposomal 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.
• Call your doctor for instructions if you miss an appointment for your cytarabine liposomal injection.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• 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.
• 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:
· nausea and vomiting with headache and fever;
· neck stiffness or pain, seizure (convulsions);
· extreme drowsiness, loss of muscle control;
· confusion, personality changes, problems with memory or concentration, sleep problems, agitation;
· problems with speech, vision, hearing, or balance,
· numbness, tingling, or burning pain that interferes with daily activities;
· loss of bladder or bowel control;
· pale skin, feeling light-headed or short of breath, light bruising, unusual bleeding; or
· flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat.
• General side effects may include:
· mild nausea, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain;
· swelling in your hands or feet;
· dizziness, weary feeling;
· joint pain, back pain; or
· pain in your arms or legs.
• 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.
• Another drugs may interact with cytarabine liposomal, 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.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about cytarabine liposomal.
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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