(doe se TAX el) Brand: Docefrez, Taxotere
• Docetaxel can reason life-threatening side effects, especially if you have liver malady or if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to docetaxel.
• Docetaxel 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).
• Docetaxel may reason fluid retention or severe skin reactions. Speak your doctor if you have swelling of your ankles or foots, rapid weight gain, or redness and peeling of the skin on your hands or feet.
• Docetaxel can also affect your nervous system. Speak your doctor if you have any numbness, burning pain, tingly feeling, or severe weakness.
• Docetaxel is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
• Docetaxel is used to treat breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer, and head/neck cancer.
• Docetaxel may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to docetaxel, or to drugs made with polysorbate 80.
• To create certain docetaxel is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· liver disease;
· kidney disease;
· heart malady, congestive heart failure;
· fluid retention or swelling problems; or
· if you have ever had an allergic reaction to docetaxel.
• FDA pregnancy category D. Do not use docetaxel 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 docetaxel passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while receiving docetaxel.
• Older adults may be more likely to have side effects from this medicine.
• Docetaxel is injected into a vein through an IV. A healthcare provider will give you this injection. You may receive another cancer medicines at the same time.
• You may need to take a steroid medication for a little days till your docetaxel injection. This may help prevent determined side effects of docetaxel. Try not to miss any doses of your steroid medication.
• Speak your caregivers if you feel any burning, pain, or swelling near the IV needle when docetaxel is injected.
• Docetaxel can be deleterious if it gets on your skin during an IV infusion. If this happens, wash right away with soap and water.
• Docetaxel 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 docetaxel injection, or if you miss a doze of your steroid medication.
• 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.
• Avoid being around people who are sick or have infections. Speak your doctor at once if you develop signs of infection.
• Avoid activities that may magnify your risk of bleeding or injury. Use extra care to prevent bleeding while shaving or brushing your teeth.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, red skin rash; difficult breathing; feeling like you might pass out; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have:
· extreme weakness;
· severe vomiting or diarrhea;
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat;
· pale skin, feeling light-headed or short of breath, rapid heart course, trouble concentrating;
· light bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin;
· upper stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
· swelling of your ankles or foots, rapid weight gain;
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;
· redness or peeling of the skin on your hands and feet;
· numbness, burning pain, or tingly feeling; or
· redness, swelling, burning, irritation, or skin changes where the injection was given.
• General side effects may include:
· feeling weak or tired;
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation;
· muscle pain;
· altered sense of taste;
· temporary hair loss; or
· fingernail or toenail changes.
• 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.
• Speak your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with docetaxel, especially:
· imatinib;
· nefazodone;
· an antibiotic--clarithromycin, telithromycin;
· antifungal medication--itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole;
· heart medication--nicardipine, quinidine;
· hepatitis C medications--boceprevir, telaprevir; or
· HIV or AIDS medication--atazanavir, delavirdine, fosamprenavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir.
• This list is not complete. Another drugs may interact with docetaxel, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about docetaxel.
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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